Cadence Woodland

“To believe in emasculation, you have to believe that masculinity is about power, and strength, and dominance. These traits are supposed to be great in men, but they're very unattractive in women. Especially angry black ones. Women in general aren't supposed to be angry. Women are expected to smile, swallow our feelings and be self-sacrificial. Bossy is ugly, and of course, the worst thing a woman could ever be is ugly. As black women, our blackness already situates us further along the ugliness scale. God forbid we be fat.”
― Reni Eddo-Lodge, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

“There's a type of person who thinks he's getting away with something by not believing in anything. But not believing in anything IS believing in something. It's active, not passive. To believe in nothing is to change nothing. It means you're endorsing the present, and the present is a horror[...] Irreverence is the ultimate luxury item.”
― Lindy West, The Witches Are Coming

“It was a rule of London life that anybody could be anybody”
― John Lanchesterter

“The only thing more dangerous than someone who doesn't care about the rules is someone who does - and wants to break them anyway.”
― Katie Henry, Heretics Anonymous