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Roaring Twenties by Taylor C. Milnes

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we each have our own ark to build; a task or journey in life for which we will be judged harshly. everyone thought noah to be a fool, and likely, they’ll think the same of you, and you’ll be faced with hatred and ridicule. but you cannot ...more

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“Effect and outcome.'
'Exactly. We can assume the best, but we can't choose how people perceive us. We can, however, choose how those views affect us.”
― Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

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“You wanna give me some space?” “Well, you’re not saying anything.” “I’m talking to myself right now. Give us a minute.”
― Sarah Hogle, You Deserve Each Other

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“I'm being forced to challenge ideas that have kept me safe for so long. There's an entire library of information in my head, and suddenly I can't decide if any of it is worth reading.”
― Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

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“But something doesn't feel right. My mind is attempting sabotage, refusing to find the beauty, the fun, the exciting in watching what are essentially pretty explosives.”
― Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

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“That was part of being a girl--you were resigned to whatever feedback you'd get. If you got mad, you were crazy, and if you didn't react, you were a bitch. The only thing you could do was smile from the corner they'd backed you into. Implicate yourself in the joke even if the joke was always on you.”
― Emma Cline, The Girls

tags: gender-inequality

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