I remember thinking that once there had been a time when women died of brain fevers caught from the prick of their hat pins, and that still, after all this time, it was hard being a girl, lugging around these bodies that were never
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“Flashes of disbelief trekked in multiple directions. Each one faded into despair.”
― Lethal Impulse
― Lethal Impulse

“Mark Twain who said, “The only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.”
― Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy
― Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy

“This is not where I was meant to be. Born to the wrong house, by a stroke of misfortune. The girls here have it all. Men in whorehouses exist only to serve. We are their guards, tailors, cooks and their musicians. Forever in the shadows. If only I could be a woman. With soft hands, big breasts and long hair. To have men fawn all over me, to see them rise and fall. Alas, but all I have is small feet.”
― Box of Lies: A Love Story, Without Love
― Box of Lies: A Love Story, Without Love

“Sex is the refuge of the mindless. And the more
mindless the woman, the more deeply embedded in the male “culture”, in short, the nicer she is, the more sexual she is.”
― SCUM Manifesto
mindless the woman, the more deeply embedded in the male “culture”, in short, the nicer she is, the more sexual she is.”
― SCUM Manifesto
“Religion perfected colonization and ensured the mental chains' safety.”
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