The Princess Saves Herself in This One
by Amanda Lovelace
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Key Insights & Memorable Quotes
Below are the most popular and impactful highlights and quotes from The Princess Saves Herself in This One:
“repeat after me:you oweno oneyour forgiveness. - except maybe yourself.”
“ah, life—the thingthat happensto uswhile we’re offsomewhere elseblowing ondandelions& wishingourselves intothe pages ofour favoritefairy tales.”
“silence has always been my loudest scream.”
“once upon a time, the princess rose from the ashes her dragon lovers made of her & crowned herself the mother-fucking queen of herself. - how’s that for a happily ever after?”
“i’m not scaredof the monstershidden underneathmy bed.i’m much more scaredof the boyswith messy brown hair,sleepy eyes,& mouthsthat only knowhow to formhalf-truths.”
“that is what abuse is: knowing you are going to get salt but still hoping for sugar for nineteen years. -”
“the only thing required to be a woman is to identifyas one.- period, end of story.”
“i’m pretty sure you have s t a r d u s t running through those v e i n s. - women are some kind of magic.”
“if i ever have a daughter, the first thing i will teach her to love will be the word “no” & i will not let her feel guilty for using it. - “no” is short for “fuck off.” ”
“raid your library. read everything you can get your hands on & then some. go on, collect words & polish them up until they shine like starlight in your palm. make words your finest weapons— a gold-hilted sword to cut your enemies d o w n. - a survival plan of sorts.”
“fiction:the oceani diveheadfirstintowhen icanno longerbreathe in reality.- a mermaid escapist II.”
“the princess locked herself away in the highest tower, hoping a knight in shining armor would come to her rescue. - i didn’t realize i could be my own knight.”
“sticks & stones never broke my bones, but words made me starve myself until you could see all of them. -”
“the love some girls have for other girls is so gentle& so soft& so fucking beautiful, &these girlsdeserveto havebetter storiesthan the oneswhere theyare murderedbecause they lovewith too muchof theirhearts.-love is never a weakness.”
“all of the oceans& galaxiesdid notconspire together tocreate mejust so i couldreproduce for you.-Startling Fact #1”
“heopened me uplike a book& poured thepoetryback intome.-my personal pen and paper”
“When I hadno friendsI reached insidemy beloved books& sculpted someout of12 ptTimes new roman.-- & it was almost good enough.”
“it is strangehowsisterscanbesaviorsorstrangers& sometimesa bit of both.”
“when I die, do not waste a minute mouring me. I may go, but I will leave behind all my thousand & one lives — a bookmad girl never dies.”
“if youdon't want toend up insomeone else'spoem,then maybeyou shouldstarttreatingpeoplebetterfor achange.- an unapologetic poet.”
“I am so gladwe were born during the samelifetime.-I may not believe in fate, but I believe in you.”
“aworldwhere allhuman beingsare taken care ofshouldn't be calleda "revolutionary"way of life& yetit is.-burn”
“you havebeen thestarof each& everyone ofmynightmares."- you left but you stayed.”
“just because they don’t hit you doesn’t mean it isn’t abuse. wouldn’t you think it a crime to look up at the night sky & tell the stars that they have no sparkle? guess what? you shine brighter than all the starlight there has ever been or ever will be. - emotional abuse is still abuse.”
“wheredo all thememories go,the ones wehide awaywithlock &key yetcontinueto shapeus all thes a m e?"- did it really happen if i can't remember it?”
“write the story. push your hands into the dirtiest parts of yourself.take the rot & decay & turn it into nourishment & life.water it & sing to it & show it sunlight. grow a beautiful garden from your aching & teach yourself how to thrive from it. write your story.”
“friend request from ........."a) the girl who said you were ugly. b) the girl who said your voice was off-key. c) the girl who refused to defend you. d) the girl who laughed at you behind your back & to your face. e) the girl who took your lunch money every day because she said you didn't need to eat. f) the girl who said you were "fat" even after you starved yourself to death. g) the girl who was supposed to be your best friend. h) all the above. -keep pressing ignore, lovely.”
“i ama lionesswho is no longerafraid to let the worldhear herroar-an ode to me”
“ifloveis abattlefield,then imust haveforgottenall ofmy armorat home.-a war i never agreed to fight”
“no” is short for “fuck off.” ”
