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Drømmetælling

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Dec 25, 2025 02:03PM

“Accept accept accept. For so long, Nina had believed it was her greatest strength—that she could withstand, that she could endure, that she would accept it all and keep going. It was so foreign to her, the idea of declaring that something was unacceptable.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Rising

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“There was finally enough air within her for a fire to ignite.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Rising

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“Was it my idea to have him hurt me, or did he just let me think it was?”
― Eliza Clark, Boy Parts

tags: abuse, hurt, power, power-dynamics

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“Do I have to smash a glass over the head of every single man I come into contact with, just so I leave a fucking mark?”
― Eliza Clark, Boy Parts

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“You want to think you're not like other women, but you are, you know. You're still... that's still how the rest of the world, how men are going to see you. Like, I know you hate labels, but you like... You live in a woman's body. You're vulnerable. No matter what you think, you're vulnerable...”
― Eliza Clark, Boy Parts

tags: perception, perception-of-others, perception-of-reality, perception-of-self, vulnerability, vulnerable, woman, women

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