Emily Yoffe > Quotes

“Young women are getting a distorted message that their right to match men drink for drink is a feminist issue. The real feminist message should be that when you lose the ability to be responsible for yourself, you drastically increase the chances that you will attract the kinds of people who, shall we say, don’t have your best interest at heart. That’s not blaming the victim; that’s trying to prevent more victims.”
― Emily Yoffe

“As Winston Churchill said, "Dogs look up to you, Cats look down on you." It's just that I discovered that being looked at from both of those perspectives is where I want to be.”
― Emily Yoffe, What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner

“People who have the capacity to ruthlessly maltreat their children tend toward self-justification, not shame.”
― Emily Yoffe