Known mostly by mainstream audiences for Frankenstein (or The Modern Prometheus) & being the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelly, Mary Shelley was an incredible writer (Frankenstein, duh) whose gothic influence is still seen in current works. She was a badass in an era that didn’t appreciate badassery in its women & she kept on being a badass anyway. Here are 12 quotes worthy of framing, or at least writing on a sticky note to post in your writing space, from Shelley aimed at embiggening her fellow scribes.