Heather Marsh > Quotes

“Women at the top are the ones chosen to be there by men and not eliminated by women, a dual filter that excludes most witches: those with brilliance and originality and those capable of disturbing the status quo.”
― Heather Marsh

“Where there is society there is no need for charity.”
― Heather Marsh

“Totalitarianism restricts joy in every way possible. Dismantling a dictatorship involves draining energy from the regime and pouring energy into its alternative. Effective resistance receives energy through laughing, talking, reading, sharing, and creating connections with others. When interacting with those outside the regime, add energy and create connections whenever possible. Sing, dance, wear colours, be creative, be generous and kind, share food, tell jokes, play tricks on the regime, make a game of resistance. Share grief and mourning so it is easier to bear. Reduce fear with laughter, connection, and loyalty to others. These are all methods to reduce sublation to the will of the tyrant.”
― Heather Marsh, How to Dismantle a Dictatorship

“I prefer the pain of change to the bleak despair and silence of totalitarianism.”
― Heather Marsh, Binding Chaos: Mass collaboration on a global scale

“Last year I called this stage of social media the "Fact free information sharing era:". This is an endoreality that never asks for sources and is impervious to correction.”
― Heather Marsh

“Dismantling a dictatorship is not easy, but it is a lot easier than holding one together.”
― Heather Marsh, How to Dismantle a Dictatorship

“In reality, the way to topple a dictator is found within ourselves.”
― Heather Marsh, How to Dismantle a Dictatorship

“Most people can see that dictators are not extraordinary people in any way, yet they are credited with single-handedly assembling and upholding tyrannies.”
― Heather Marsh, How to Dismantle a Dictatorship