Not everyone gets sex when they want it. Not everyone gets love when they want it. This is true for men and women. A relationship is not your reward … - Roxane Gay

I am determined to be more than my body - what my body has endured, what my body has become.

The thing about fairy tales is that the princess finds her prince, but there's generally a price to pay. A compromise of some kind is required for happily ever after. The woman in the fairy tale is generally the one who pays the price, which is such a rotten deal. This seems to be the nature of sacrifice in most matters.

For so long, I gave in to my self-loathing. I refused to allow myself the simple pleasure of accepting who I am and how I live and love and think and see the world. But then, I got older and I cared less about what other people think.