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But I’ve never seen the Icarus story as a lesson about the limitations of humans. I see it as a lesson about the limitations of wax as an adhesive.
“We are very bad at scale. The things that live in the soil are too small to care about; climate change too large to imagine. We are bad at time, too. We cannot remember what lived here before we did; we cannot love what is not. Nor can we imagine what will be different when we are dead. We live out our three score and ten, and tie our knots and lines only to ourselves. We take solace in pictures, and we wipe the hills of history.”
― H is for Hawk
― H is for Hawk
“Only a small part of our population is encouraged to believe in themselves and their potential from childhood on. People raised with advantages tend to see more possibilities. People who were taught self-worth from a young age are more likely to believe in their capabilities as adults. People with more resources usually perceive a goal as more easily achieved than those who have less.”
― Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals
― Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals
“Too often we women try to tackle chaos that is not ours to fix”
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“That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. Good for her! Not for me.”
― Yes Please
― Yes Please
“This is my party. This book. The book is good. It asks no questions. The book lets me engage it on my terms.”
― Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery
― Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery
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