“A YA heroine does not have to pick up a weapon nor wear men's clothing to be equal to her male counterparts.”

“Everyone wears clothing, yes? Society divides these clothing up into Men & Women’s, Boys & Girls’, Jr. & Miss. But society cannot decide who wears what. While the fabric may be cut to suit a traditionally male or female body (boy or girls body), the second the buyer purchases the item, that clothing no longer becomes 'boys' or 'girls' clothes, but rather, the buyers clothes. This is an example of the individual defining the identity term vs. the identity term defining the individual.”

“She scrambled to her feet, “We… uh… better get back. The clothes… ya know.”True, her ten grand worth of clothes were in the back of his pick-up, but he really needed a moment to… uh… compose himself.“Are you coming?”Well, that’s a loaded question.”

“The fashionable woman wears clothes. The clothes don't wear her.”

“When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead.”

“‎YA heroines can choose to have sex & they can choose not to without either decision becoming the focus of their story.”