22 Quotes by Abby McDonald

The truth is, I wished for the same thing I always do, when I let myself wish at all. Him.

I don’t do sports!” I explain. “I’ve always been more into the stationary arts. Sitting. Reading. Napping.

We love the idea of transformation, so we can make ourselves something more than just ordinary. It’s why you’re doing this, isn’t it?” she asked. “You don’t want to settle for what you are; you want to be more. You want to win.

So how are we suppose to win? On the one hand, the world tells us that capital-L Love is epic, and all-conquering, and the meaning of everything, but on the other, it drills us with this message that we shouldn’t make any sacrifice or effort to pursue it, because that would make us weak, unempowered, desperate, silly girls.