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— Hermann Hesse, from “Iris”, The Fairytales of Hermann Hesse

Ever notice how when justifying a child’s misbehavior no one ever says stuff like “girls will be girls” or “she’s a girl”, but the list of things a “young lady” can’t do is almost endless?

You learn from a young age that masculinity comes with freedom; femininity comes with restrictions.

“Is that all you want to be? Liked? Wouldn’t you rather be passionately and voraciously desired?”

— Margaret Atwood, from “Bodily Harm,”

“Sometimes the sun shines and it still rains. The weather changes all the time. You can too.”

— Iain S. Thomas, I Wrote This For You (via goodreadss)