Devorah Blachor > Quotes

“Women who express themselves online are routinely harassed and threatened, which are techniques used to subdue and silence women. From a young age, girls are encouraged to be inauthentic because when they speak their mind, they’re called aggressive. When they express emotion, they’re dismissed as weak and annoying. When they speak up in the Senate, they’re told to shut up.”
― Devorah Blachor, The Feminist's Guide to Raising a Little Princess: How to Raise a Girl Who's Authentic, Joyful, and Fearless--Even If She Refuses to Wear Anything but a Pink Tutu

“I just know that when my need to control overshadows my capacity to love, I lose. And when I surrender to what is instead of holding on to how I want life to be, everyone I love wins.”
― Devorah Blachor, The Feminist's Guide to Raising a Little Princess: How to Raise a Girl Who's Authentic, Joyful, and Fearless--Even If She Refuses to Wear Anything but a Pink Tutu

“The faulty question is: What are the differences between the male and female brains? The assumption is that male and female brains are distinct.”
― Devorah Blachor, The Feminist's Guide to Raising a Little Princess: How to Raise a Girl Who's Authentic, Joyful, and Fearless--Even If She Refuses to Wear Anything but a Pink Tutu