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“Anyway, there's something wrong with everybody and it's up to you to know what you can handle.”
― E. Annie Proulx, Close Range: Wyoming Stories

“In heterosexual monogamy, the woman forfeits at least as much freedom as the man—but her agency isn’t valued enough to be considered a loss.”
― Naoise Dolan, The Happy Couple: A Novel

“The worst thing possible is to feel fully valued by others, and particularly – as I would put it – to be considered of standard value. It means we become literalized, and we come to a halt in the development that a lack of full appreciation prompts us to strive towards. When a person recognizes that he has become perfect and fulfilled, he should kill himself.”
― Olga Tokarczuk, The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story