Patty

“The thing you don't understand about yourself, Vivian, is that you're not an interesting person. You are pretty, yes -- but that's only because you are young. The prettiness will soon fade. But you will never be an interesting person ... What you are, Vivian, is a type of person. To be more specific, you are a type of woman. A tediously common type of a woman. Do you think I've not encountered your type before? Your sort will always be slinking around, playing your boring and vulgar little games, cause your boring and vulgar little problems. You are the type of woman who cannot be a friend to another woman, Vivian, because you will always be playing with toys that are not your own. A woman of your type often believes she is a person of significance because she can make trouble and spoil things for others. But she is neither important nor interesting”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, City of Girls

“Find your fellow travelers. It was a foundational Vogel teaching. When a door opens for you, bring another person through. Oft-repeated Paula scripture.”
― Quiara Alegría Hudes, My Broken Language

“The thing that you don't understand about yourself, Vivian, is that you're not an interesting person. You are pretty, yes- but that's only because you are young. The prettiness will soon fade. But you will never be an interesting person. I'm telling you this, Vivian, because I beleive you've been laboring under the misconception that you are interesting, or that your life has significance. But you are not, and it doesn't. I once that you had the potential to become an interesting person, but I was incorrect. Your Aunt Peg is an interesting person. Olive Thompson is an interesting person. I am an interesting person. But you are not an interesting person. Do you understand me?”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, City of Girls

“Perhaps one of the most brutal of white male privileges is the opportunity to live long enough to regret the carnage you have brought upon others.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America