The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake; Or, the Hermit of Fern Island

“We are fighters and survivors. We are here. We are alive and breathing, living and loving, birthing and caring, working and earning. The sky is above us. The earth is below us. We can never be poor. ~ NanaAnna””

— Margaret Penrose

“A girl should never be stupid unless she is pretending to be stupid to save her own life,” Lina said.””

— Margaret Penrose

“Not every bitch is a queen. Most chicks are just regular. Most of them know it and accept it, as long as nobody points it out. A queen is authentic, not because she says so, just because she is. A queen doesn’t have to say nothing. Everybody can see it, and feel it, too.””

— Margaret Penrose

“Love never disappears,” he said calmly. “It’s impossible. If it disappears it was never love,” he said.””

— Margaret Penrose

“Remember, your body is the vehicle that your soul is using here on Earth. If you don’t pay attention and take great care with your vehicle, it will break and become useless. Then your soul will be released and return.””

— Margaret Penrose

“Don’t care too much, Porsche. Every person you meet will use it against you.””

— Margaret Penrose

“A queen is authentic, not because she says so, just because she is. A queen doesn’t have to say nothing. Everybody can see it, and feel it, too.””

— Margaret Penrose

“It was the emotion I hated the most of all emotions, shame.””

— Margaret Penrose

“Remember that the mirror can show you a reflection of what you are wearing. It can show you an image of your body that you will only mistakenly compare to the image of someone else’s body. The mirror cannot show you your soul.””

— Margaret Penrose