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The Day I Became a Runner: A Women's History of India through the Lens of Sport

by Sohini Chattopadhyay

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Apr 08, 2024 04:18AM

“But what's the use of arguing with a man? You belong, Mr. Smith, to a sex devoid of a sense of logic. To bring a man into line, there are just two methods: one must either coax or be disagreeable. I scorn to coax men for what I wish. Therefore, I must be disagreeable.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs

tags: humor, men

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“The news of life is carried via telephone. A baby's birth, a couple engaged, a tragic car accident on a late night highway - most milestones of the human journey, good or bad, are foreshadowed by the sound of a ringing.”
― Mitch Albom, The First Phone Call from Heaven

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“The power of a man is like a bull’s charge, while the power of a woman moves aslant, like a serpent seeking its prey. Know the particular properties of your power. Unless you use it correctly, it won’t get you what you want.” His words perplexed me. Wasn’t power singular and simple? In the world that I knew, men just happened to have more of it. (I hoped to change this.)”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions

tags: men, power, strength, women

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