Marlene

“I have been envious of male characteristics, if not the men themselves. I'm jealous of the ease with which they seem to inhabit their professional pursuits: the lack of apologizing, of bending over backward to make sure the people around them are comfortable with what they're trying to do. The fact that they are so often free of the people-pleasing instincts I have considered to be a curse of my female existence.”
― Lena Dunham, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"

“I would be a horrible girlfriend at this point in my life, because I’m both needy and unavailable.”
― Lena Dunham, Not That Kind of Girl: A young woman tells you what she's "learned"

“I deserved kisses. I deserved to be treated like a piece of meat but also respected for my intellect.”
― Lena Dunham, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"

“I always reminded myself that this wasn't exactly where I was meant to be, but pit stops are okay on the road of life, aren't they?”
― Lena Dunham