If this book fulfills the purpose for which it was written, from now on, ants, cicadas, shoe-wearing kittens, and other citizens of nature will no longer fall victim to our own insecurities.

Merfolk will no longer suffer for the uniqueness of their evolutionary path that has put them in a corner.

And young and capable women who await salvation from princes will never again sleep through their entire lives.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]