#tee

Sadly, the signals that allow men and women to find the partners who most please them are scrambled by the sexual insecurity initiated by beauty thinking. A woman who is self-conscious can't relax to let her sensuality come into play. If she is hungry she will be tense. If she is "done up" she will be on the alert for her reflection in his eyes. If she is ashamed of her body, its movement will be stilled. If she does not feel entitled to claim attention, she will not demand that airspace to shine in. If his field of vision has been boxed in by "beauty"--a box continually shrinking--he simply will not see her, his real love, standing right before him. ↗

— Naomi Wolf

#beauty #body-image #cosmetic-surgery #cosmetics #culture

God did not create you to fail! ↗

— Tommy Coletta

#self-empowerment #self-esteem #self-help #spiritual #empowerment

One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#self-esteem

People are never able to outperform their self-image. ↗

— John C. Maxwell

#self-esteem #self-growth

I should be very much obliged if you would slip your revolver into your pocket. An Eley's No. 2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen who can twist steel pokers into knots. That and a tooth-brush are, I think, all that we need. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#revolver #sherlock-holmes #steel-poker #toothbrush #watson

Once upon a time there was a young lady who lived in a marsh, and her name was Poison. ↗

— Chris Wooding

#fiction #teens #fantasy-fiction

Before we go on from here, I just want to say," he paused and took a step closer to me and reached his hand out to my heart. "What I should have said back on the plane is I know you're real." His eyes narrowed, "I'll always fight for you, Lexi, in my own way. ↗

— S.G. Holster

#good-vs-evil #new #paranormal-series #supernatural #teen-fiction

We need to talk," he insisted, opening the door to his jeep that was parked next to my car. I was still holding out hope this would end and I would see his smile soon. "What's wrong?" I retaliated before I go in. "There's something you need to know, something I haven't told you," he said, taking my backpack from me. ↗

— S.G. Holster

#good-vs-evil #new #paranormal-urban-fantasy-romance #supernatural #teen

I started picturing Rens smiling face, the warmth of his touch, the slight curl of his lip before he kissed me. Every happy memory came rushing back through the blackness illuminating it in brilliant color. ↗

— S.G. Holster

#new #paranormal-romance #series #supernatural #teen

I don’t think I could have picked a worse guy to be my soul mate. ↗

— Elizabeth Scott

#teenagers #young-adult #young-adult-romance #young-adult-romance