“But then, is there cowardice in the acknowledgment of fear? Is there cowardice in being glad that you lived?”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“I’ve been held up as the most powerful woman in the world and taken down as an “angry black woman.” I’ve wanted to ask my detractors which part of that phrase matters to them the most—is it “angry” or “black” or “woman”?”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“In Germany they came first for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left
to speak up for me.”
―
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left
to speak up for me.”
―
“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.”
― Letter to My Daughter
― Letter to My Daughter
“The trouble was, I hated the idea of serving men in any way. I wanted to dictate my own thrilling letters.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
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