Too Real Quotes

“Economist Marvin Harris described women as a "literate and docile" labor pool, and "therefore desirable candidates for the information- and people-processing jobs thrown up by modern service industries." The qualities that best serve employers in such a labor pool's workers are: low self-esteem, a tolerance for dull repetitive tasks, lack of ambition, high conformity, more respect for men (who manage them) than women (who work beside them), and little sense of control over their lives.”
― Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth

“Jelena had begun thinking about such things, how much having a chance to do what you were good at mattered.”
― Guy Gavriel Kay, A Brightness Long Ago

“Economist Marvin Harris described women as a 'literate and docile' labor pool, and 'therefore desirable candidates for the information- and people-processing jobs thrown up by modern service industries.' The qualities that best serve employers in such a labor pool's workers are: low self-esteem, a tolerance for dull repetitive tasks, lack of ambition, high conformity, more respect for men (who manage them) than women (who work beside them), and little sense of control over their lives.”
― Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth

“Say something suave, a voice in Zachary's head commands.
"Sure," is what his mouth comes up with, and the voice inside his head throws up its arms in disappointment.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“There's nothing more shameful than this retrospective knowing, because it reminds you how blind you can be to things that don't jibe with the reality you're trying to believe in.”
― Annabel Monaghan, Nora Goes Off Script

“I’ve thought about how much I loved my children despite what I let happen to them, and how Richard, believe it or not, loved them too. I’ve thought about how he could hurt them and hurt me and also love us and laugh with us and help the kids with their schoolwork and coach their Little League games and give them thoughtful advice when they had disagreements with their friends. I’ve
thought about how Richard would say he would change, and how much he wanted to change, and how he still wouldn’t change, at least not for long, and how despite all of this, none of what he said was ever a lie.”
― Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

“It was infuriating to be stymied by my own lack of knowledge, and I hated it.”
― Toby Williams