“Women got that feeling about him, that funny one we all get when we know something isn't right, but we don't know how to politely extricate ourselves from the situation without escalating the threat of violence or harassment. That is not a skill women are taught, the same way men are not taught that it is okay to leave a woman alone if what she wants is to be left alone.”
― Bright Young Women
― Bright Young Women
“If you go into a situation expecting the worst, it may cloud your ability to see what good can come from it.”
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
“It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil.”
― Bright Young Women
― Bright Young Women
“It’s hard.” “What is?” “Being alive.” “It is,” Arthur agreed. “But perhaps that’s the point: the trials and tribulations of life weigh heavily upon us, but we find people to help lighten the load.”
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
“the most effective response to any argument is the question How do you know? Shift the burden of proof to your opponent and force them to back up their position with mountains of evidence.”
― Bright Young Women
― Bright Young Women
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