Jen J

“Why do I have to be nice when most of the men aren’t?”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Carrie Soto Is Back

“We live in a world where exceptional women have to sit around waiting for mediocre men.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Carrie Soto Is Back

“The patriarchy in the arts didn't disappear; it just learned to speak the language of human resources. The predatory male genius is no longer allowed to chase assistants around the desk, so instead, he sits on grant committees and quietly ensures his male protégés receive the fellowships, while dismissing the women as 'highly competent but lacking a certain raw, disruptive energy.”
― meg mason

“When a man writes about a crumbling marriage and the existential dread of domestic life, it is hailed as a 'searing psychological dissection of the modern condition.' When a woman writes the exact same book, they put a pastel floral arrangement on the cover, label it 'commercial women's fiction,' and price it two dollars cheaper.”
― Meg Mason, Sophie, Standing There