“In the nineteenth century, the central moral challenge was slavery. In the twentieth century, it was the battle against totalitarianism. We believe that in this century the paramount moral challenge will be the struggle for gender equality in the developing world.”
― Half the Sky
― Half the Sky
“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“Don't know how I kept going. You just do. You have to, so you do.”
― Code Name Verity
― Code Name Verity
“Would the world stand by if it were men who were dying just for completing their reproductive functions? —ASHA-ROSE MIGIRO,
UN DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, 2007”
― Half the Sky
UN DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, 2007”
― Half the Sky
“But real love is very quiet, very still. It’s boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm—and constant.”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
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