Quote by Maggie O'Farrell

“She had just started living like a grown-up and she'd never felt more vulnerable, frightened or confused in her life.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“Growing up she had become used to allowing men the ability to curve themselves into question marks around her and hold her desperately as…

— R. YS Perez

“She hated herself. Why was she growing into this woman that scared her?”

— Neil D'Silva

“There had been nothing to fear. The world turned out to be a gentler, more forgiving and richer plain than she'd ever imagined.”

— Vanessa Greene

“The women I loved most in the world horrified me. I did not want to grow up to be them.”

— Dorothy Allison

“Was there anything in her life that made her feel more in control than being wanted?”

— Josie Leigh

“It was scary having that sort of power over a girl. You could hurt her in ways you might never understand.”

— Amber Dermont

“...she was so afraid of everything that she made it impossible to really enjoy anything at all.”

— Lemony Snicket

“It was hard to feel safe in the world when you were a girl.”

— Libba Bray

“As usual in the very young, she marveled that people could be so selfishly oblivious to her pain and the world rock along just…

— Margaret Mitchell

“She posed as being more indolent than she felt, for fear of finding herself less able than she could wish.”

— Elizabeth Bowen

“When I was young I wanted so much to be like her. What a blessing are those moments when there is nothing to worry…

— Belinda Jeffrey