I was speaking to her again: speaking to her went in cycles. She would upset me, I would cut her off, I’d relent, there would be peace, then she’d cross the line once more.
“It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people”
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“anyone who lives in a community excludes others; anyone who understands rules wants to monitor them; anyone who trusts becomes dependent; anyone who generates wealth creates inequality and exploitation.”
― The Invention of Good and Evil: A World History of Morality
― The Invention of Good and Evil: A World History of Morality
“You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female.’”
—Erin McKean”
― Women Don't Owe You Pretty
—Erin McKean”
― Women Don't Owe You Pretty
“Nearly everything I know about love, I’ve learned in my long-term friendships with women.”
― Everything I Know About Love
― Everything I Know About Love
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