“Ruby will think later, back in her studio, to assume you are the cause of another person’s discomfort or disdain, when the reality is, we all show up with our night befores, our midnight hours and too-early mornings.”
― Before You Knew My Name
― Before You Knew My Name
“There was always something in her hands. For her—as indeed for many of us—an endless to-do list was her form of therapy, the measure of her time, the record of her productivity, a way to suppress whatever else might have been fermenting below. When you don’t stop, you don’t have to feel.”
― On Our Best Behavior: The Price Women Pay to Be Good
― On Our Best Behavior: The Price Women Pay to Be Good
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