“Women got that feeling about him, that funny one we all get when we know something isn't right, but we don't know how to politely extricate ourselves from the situation without escalating the threat of violence or harassment. That is not a skill women are taught, the same way men are not taught that it is okay to leave a woman alone if what she wants is to be left alone.”
― Bright Young Women
― Bright Young Women
“Dead bodies are never going to bite you. They’re never going to do anything to you. It’s living things that hurt you.”
― Anatomy: A Love Story
― Anatomy: A Love Story
“They will call you hysterical no matter how much dignity you have. So you might as well do whatever the hell you want.”
― Bright Young Women
― Bright Young Women
“My mum and dad taught me not to laugh at people who aren’t laughing,” she explained. “Besides, I think in life, the joke usually turns out to be on us.”
― Murder Your Employer
― Murder Your Employer
“anger in women is treated as a character disorder, as a problem to be solved, when oftentimes it is entirely appropriate, given the circumstances that trigger it.”
― Bright Young Women
― Bright Young Women
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