Preeti

“Women are regarded as upholding the traditions by conforming to them; men on the other hand uphold traditions by enforcing them—not upon themselves but upon women.”
― Uma Chakravarti, Gendering Caste: Through a Feminist Lens

“I am embarrassed

instead of proud

of all the mad things I have done

for happiness”
― Blythe Baird, If My Body Could Speak

“Children’s novels...spoke and still speak of hope. They say: look, this is what bravery looks like. This is what generosity looks like. They tell me, through the medium of wizards and lions and talking spiders, that this world we live in is a world of people who tell jokes and work and endure. Children’s books say: the world is huge. They say: hope counts for something. They say: bravery will matter, wit will matter, empathy will matter, love will matter. These things may or may not be true. I do not know. I hope they are.”
― Katherine Rundell, Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise

“It's easy to pay with the blood of others.”
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Blood of Others