“A succulent wild woman is one of any age who feels free to fully express herself in every dimension of her life.”
“Marry yourself first -- promise never to leave you!”
“Women need a space to be creative -- creativity thrives in solitude.”
“If she got really quiet and listened, new parts of her wanted to speak.”
“My body is precious and not separate from my soul.”
“Use your internal grandmother for guidance and advice.”
“Nourish your eye and spirit with inspiring things. They will bloom with your tending.”
“I envision a world filled with women traveling alone and meeting each other on the path.”
“Creativity suffers under great scrutiny from ourselves or others.”
“When we look at clouds we see different shapes. See all the grace you can.”
“The circles of women around us weave invisible nets of love that carry us when we’re weak, and sing with us when we are strong.”
“We have someone with us who is dying--someone whose spirit is ready to leave this world, she thought to the tree. But he wants to be with his clan. With his forest. Will you take us?”
“Goodnight baby, sleep in peace. After you kill that bitch!"
"Goodnight mom!”
“The natural world is a world of war; the natural man is a warrior; the natural law is tooth and claw. All else is error. A condition of combat everywhere exists. We are born into perpetual conflict. It is our inheritance, even as it was the heritage of previous generations.”
“Reasons we should get married:
Because I love you.
We both look good in black boots.
I spent some time without you, and I didn’t like it.
You make me happy.
I make you laugh.
I like the way you fight.
You see through my masks.
I really love you.
You love me, too. (Though you’ve mostly said this while yelling, so perhaps I should have double-checked.)
Army of tiny vigilantes. (I have name ideas.)
Various political reasons that make sense but don’t fit with the theme of this list.
I’m holding your handwriting hostage. You can have it back when you say yes.”
“She gave him a smile. It felt absurdly nice to be taken care of. Maybe that was what she needed, even if she didn’t need it very often.”
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