“What does an introvert do when he's left alone? He stays alone.”
― Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
― Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
“I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“Men don't rape women because their women are ugly," cousin Jostien said, but there was a protest at his words.
"That's what my fa said! He says that inside their hearts and spirits they are nothing but little men who need to feel powerful.”
― Froi of the Exiles
"That's what my fa said! He says that inside their hearts and spirits they are nothing but little men who need to feel powerful.”
― Froi of the Exiles
“[Referring to rape] It already is bigger than everything else. It lives in front of me, behind me, next to me, inside me every single day. My schedule is dictated by it, my habits by it, my music by it.”
― The Mockingbirds
― The Mockingbirds
“Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don’t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped them.”
― The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
― The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
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