Markéta D.

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“Maya is silent for a long time, then asks, 'Do you want boys or girls?'

Ana replies as if she's spent her whole life thinking about this, 'Boys.'

'Why?'

'Because the world is kind of shitty toward them sometimes. But it treats us like that nearly all the time.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

tags: gender, sexism

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“Human lives were short and fragile. Time and illnesses consumed us, like flames burning away these pieces of wood. But it didn’t matter how long or short we lived. It mattered more how much light we were able to shed on those we loved and how many people we touched with our compassion.”
― Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing

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“The more I read, the more I became afraid of wars. Wars have the power to turn graceful and cultured people into monsters.”
― Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing

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“I wish I could take back the words I’d flung at her, but words are like water: once they have escaped one’s mouth, they’re spilled onto the floor. Words are like knives, leaving invisible wounds that continue to bleed.”
― Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing

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“Being a mother is never easy... It’s about failing, learning, and then failing again.”
― Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing

tags: vietnamese-literature

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