“Men wants us so badly for our bodies, yet hate us so much for our minds.”
―
Xiran Jay Zhao,
Iron Widow
“The entitled assholes of the world are sustained by girls who forgive too easily.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“But I have no faith in love. Love cannot save me.I choose vengeance.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“Love isn't some scarce resource to battle over. Love can be infinite, as much as your heart can open.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“How do you take the fight out of half the population and render them willing slaves? You tell them they're meant to do nothing but serve from the minute they're born. You tell them they're weak. You tell them they're prey. You tell them over and over, until it's the only truth they're capable of living.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“Perks of refusing to play by the rules: you don’t have to choose between the boy who’d torture a man to death with you and the boy who welcomes you back with pastries.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“The world does not deserve my respect. It is not worthy of my kindness or compassion.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“What I have learned through this madness is that you can absolutely solve your problems by throwing money at them. If you can't, you probably don't have enough money for that particular problem.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“There will be no redemption. It is not me who is wrong. It's everyone else.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“He should be the Iron King, and I should be the Iron Queen. Yet Iron Demon and Iron Widow is all they'll let us be.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“I've been told endless lies since I was born. That I was not kind enough, considerate enough, humble enough, honorable enough, pretty enough, pleasing enough. And if I failed to meet the needs of those around me, I did not deserve to live. Propaganda. All of it. Propaganda to keep me chasing after the approval of others on my bound and broken feet, as if being a good servant is the only thing I should be proud of.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“You're my polar star. I'll go wherever you guide me.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“Shame and humiliation are self-imposed emotions, and from here on out, I choose not to feel them.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“He will not kill me. He does not get to make me a statistic.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“No, he's trying to worm into my mind and shackle me down with morals, so he can feel more comfortable about my existence.Too bad. I am exactly the kind of ice-blooded, rotten-hearted girl he fears I am. And I am fine with that.May he stay unsettled.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“You can’t shoot me; I’m rich!” Yizhi slips through the opening created.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“when you cherish someone for how amazing they are, you don't pluck them from their roots just to watch them wither in your hands. You help them bloom into the incredible thing they're really meant to be.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“I swear, people cannot make up their minds about who are supposed to be the clueless infants who can’t live without supervision: men or women.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“So what am I supposed to do?""Your worst, of course.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“The entitled assholes of the world are sustained by girls who forgive too easily.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“But I have no faith in love. Love cannot save me.I choose vengeance.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“Love isn't some scarce resource to battle over. Love can be infinite, as much as your heart can open.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“How do you take the fight out of half the population and render them willing slaves? You tell them they're meant to do nothing but serve from the minute they're born. You tell them they're weak. You tell them they're prey. You tell them over and over, until it's the only truth they're capable of living.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“Perks of refusing to play by the rules: you don’t have to choose between the boy who’d torture a man to death with you and the boy who welcomes you back with pastries.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“The world does not deserve my respect. It is not worthy of my kindness or compassion.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“What I have learned through this madness is that you can absolutely solve your problems by throwing money at them. If you can't, you probably don't have enough money for that particular problem.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“There will be no redemption. It is not me who is wrong. It's everyone else.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“He should be the Iron King, and I should be the Iron Queen. Yet Iron Demon and Iron Widow is all they'll let us be.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“I've been told endless lies since I was born. That I was not kind enough, considerate enough, humble enough, honorable enough, pretty enough, pleasing enough. And if I failed to meet the needs of those around me, I did not deserve to live. Propaganda. All of it. Propaganda to keep me chasing after the approval of others on my bound and broken feet, as if being a good servant is the only thing I should be proud of.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“You're my polar star. I'll go wherever you guide me.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“Shame and humiliation are self-imposed emotions, and from here on out, I choose not to feel them.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“He will not kill me. He does not get to make me a statistic.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“No, he's trying to worm into my mind and shackle me down with morals, so he can feel more comfortable about my existence.Too bad. I am exactly the kind of ice-blooded, rotten-hearted girl he fears I am. And I am fine with that.May he stay unsettled.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“You can’t shoot me; I’m rich!” Yizhi slips through the opening created.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“when you cherish someone for how amazing they are, you don't pluck them from their roots just to watch them wither in your hands. You help them bloom into the incredible thing they're really meant to be.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“I swear, people cannot make up their minds about who are supposed to be the clueless infants who can’t live without supervision: men or women.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
“So what am I supposed to do?""Your worst, of course.” ― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow
