"There is nothing revolutionary whatsoever about the control of women's bodies by men. The woman's body is the terrain on which patriarchy is erected."
- Adrienne Rich
"Soon it would be his turn. Kaine wondered how he would meet Death. His ship was a mess, in every sense of the word. Systems were in disarray, damaged equipment malfunctioning, and control panels shatt..."
- Christina Engela
"These are the ruinsI mapped onto my body so I might always be lost."
- Traci Brimhall
"Our bodies won't have secrets now."
- André Aciman
"[Olive’s] left foot was bleeding through a wide swath of bandages onto the tarp it was resting on. The bowl next to her was full of blood.Olive looked a little pale. “I don’t think I should move,” she..."
- Amelia Gray
"What actually happens when you die is that your brain stops working and your body rots, like Rabbit did when he died and we buried him in the earth at the bottom of the garden. And all his molecules w..."
- Mark Haddon
"I didn't just feel it; I recorded each and every sensation. I can replicate each one. I will. I'll play it back plus ten for the pastardthat caused my love to fall. And before they go down, I'll wet t..."
- Ayize Jama-Everett
"Let us also acknowledge that the hearts which suffer the most from our wars are those of mothers. Their vital voices have been left out of the political equation for too long. An Iraqi or American mot..."
- Suzy Kassem
"Women are understood to have an advantage when it comes to embodiment as by their very nature they are considered to be closer to their bodies, more available to them. So here we have a turning of the..."
- Meghan Don
"We are only here for a little while, and our bodies belong to ourselves and no one else."
- Penn Jillette