Rebekah

“Let husbands know Their wives have sense like them. —Emilia, Othello”
― Jodi Picoult, By Any Other Name

“She recalled Mary Sidney’s advice—that to be successful as a woman, one would have to be invisible.”
― Jodi Picoult, By Any Other Name

“Emilia wondered if the best revenge against those trying to erase you was, simply, existing.”
― Jodi Picoult, By Any Other Name

“you have any clue what it’s like to be a woman?” “Is that a trick question?” “It’s being judged constantly. For your clothes. For your curves. It’s being told every time you turn on the TV that you have to be thinner or more beautiful. It means doing the same job as a man and getting paid less for it. It means if you age naturally you’re letting yourself go, and if you get work done, you’re trying too hard.” She drew in a shaky breath. “Being a woman means being told to speak up for yourself”
― Jodi Picoult, By Any Other Name