“Something straight men don’t seem to realise or want to acknowledge: women get rejected, too. Women and girls get sexually frustrated and lonely, too. The difference is that we’re never taught that violence is an acceptable way to handle those feelings.”— Laurie Penny, twitter.com
“I can only end by repeating what I have often said before, that I am very troublesome, & only wish I could do you any such service as you are doing me.”— Ada Lovelace, claymath.org
“Your eyes are looking at the sky, Thelma. Do you know what that is? Heaven looking into heaven! And do you know which of the two heavens I prefer?”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com
“1988: made you this mixtape 1998: I burned you this CD 2008: made you this playlist 2018: *doesnt do anything cuz too afraid to come off as thirsty*”— Eden Dranger, twitter.com
“I've learned that he likes it when I flirt. And I like it when he lets me win. We're a match made in heaven.”— Margaret Atwood, Dorothy Fortenberry, Offred (June Osborne), Elisabeth Moss, imdb.com
“Stay, Oh It’s a deja vu Oh deja vu, I saw you before, yeah you saw me right? I’m not like the others I won’t make you cry and leave like him”— Kim Jonghyun, Zion. T, open.spotify.com
“Sexual harassment is the opposite. It's devoid of empathy and it's about forcing your will upon another person without having any regard for their desire.”— Kate Willett, facebook.com
“Good flirting is fundamentally empathetic. It's about building desire and it's often pretty subtle. It's paying such deep attention to another person's emotions and body language that you create more intimacy with them. It's a two-way, playful, fun exchange that makes everyone feel good.”— Kate Willett, facebook.com
“I love to be flirted with. I don't like being sexually harassed. These two things are not the same, and if you're arguing the point "now men can't flirt anymore," you don't understand what flirting is or you're just pretending not to in order to set up a straw man argument in favor of sexual harassm…”— Kate Willett, facebook.com
“Maybe before you start flirting with boys and kissing boys and trying to date boys, you should know who you are and where you stand.”— Jill Santopolo, amazon.com
“nightcap, n.: I wanted to be with someone who treated a hookup with a certain sophistication.”— David Levithan, twitter.com
“nominate, v.: In the middle of the night, with adamant, sleep-deprived logic, I decide the one thing I'd bring to a desert island is you.”— David Levithan, twitter.com
“nonlinear, adj.: When I say I’ll follow you anywhere, that includes conversation”— David Levithan, twitter.com
“Flirtation doesn't have to go somewhere; it certainly doesn't need to end up in bed. I like to think of it as a little friendlier than a handshake, a little less intimate than a kiss. It's a way of saying hi, you look great, have a wonderful day. A tasteful flirtation, played out people who understa…”— Karen Marie Moning, amazon.com