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“Human beings are, if nothing else, dedicated to upholding their narrative of the way the world is supposed to be, whether or not that world ever truly existed. If you’re wondering why there’s been an explosive backlash against women in geek and popular culture, this is the reason: the status quo and mainstream ideas about how the world works must be maintained by those who benefit most from it, and to do that, voices that speak of actual reality, or a different future, must be silenced.”
― Kameron Hurley, The Geek Feminist Revolution

“Growing up is simply a matter of getting to know yourself, and accepting that if you think you’re in the throes of a life crisis, the worst thing you can do is Google it.”
― Daisy Buchanan, How to Be a Grown-Up

“What are we risking by speaking up? Everything, certainly. But the far riskier business is not speaking up at all.”
― Kameron Hurley, The Geek Feminist Revolution

“I hear many young women say they can’t find well-known feminists with whom they identify. That can be disheartening, but I say, let us (try to) become the feminists we would like to see moving through the world.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist