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“Why railest thou on thy birth, the heaven, and earth, Since birth and heaven and earth, all three do meet In thee at once, which thou at once wouldst lose?”
― William Shakespeare

“We had gone back to addressing each other in that particular tone of speech- a cross between exasperation and perpetual resentment- which led people to believe, wrongly, that we were always arguing. I would recognize that tone of conversation between a mother and her daughter anywhere in the world.”
― Annie Ernaux, A Woman's Story

“Imma was unhappily compliant, she wanted everything and pretended to want nothing.”
― Elena Ferrante, The Story of the Lost Child

“Sometimes I hope you’re a man, so you’ll like me because I’m cute, but sometimes I hope you’re a woman because then there’s a better chance you’ll understand me, even if you don’t like me as much.”
― Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being