“Sadness keeps attempting to tie weights to her wrists and ankles, therefore she has to keep moving, she has to outpace it.”
― The Marriage Portrait
― The Marriage Portrait
“No wonder male religious leaders so often say that humans were born in sin—because we were born to female creatures. Only by obeying the rules of the patriarchy can we be reborn through men. No wonder priests and ministers in skirts sprinkle imitation birth fluid over our heads, give us new names, and promise rebirth into everlasting life.”
― The Vagina Monologues
― The Vagina Monologues
“You are not being punished for your anger. You’re being punished by your anger.”
― The Island of Sea Women
― The Island of Sea Women
“I experienced pleasure like a future pain.”
― Simple Passion
― Simple Passion
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