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Tess

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Tess’s Quotes

“Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. The grave will supply plenty of time for silence.”
― Christopher Hitchens

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“I would rather be a bad feminist than no feminist at all.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist

tags: feminism, feminist, woman, women

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“No one in the world gets what they want and that is beautiful.”
― They Might Be Giants

tags: humor, pessimistic, they-might-be-giants, tmbw

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“Loneliness becomes an acid that eats away at you.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84

tags: acid, loneliness, science-fiction

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“When feminism falls short of our expectations, we decide the problem is with feminism rather than with the flawed people who act in the name of the movement.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays

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