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Katherine J. Chen
“What would I gain by being a man?" she says. "A cock, a deeper voice, hair across my chest. I would not become stronger. I am already strong." And, she thinks, I would inherit several weaknesses of man's nature: his lust, his boundless aggression, his desire to tame all that he touches--the beasts of the field, the earth, women. For a man cannot see anything in the world without wishing to wear it like a trophy on his back, to call himself master over it. To her, this is what it means to be a man.”
Katherine J. Chen, Joan

“Follow your passions, but be prepared to brace for impact.”
Meg Bowles, How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth

Nadja Spiegelman
“She could set the universe aflame, but she used herself as fuel. Somewhere inside, the earth was scorched.”
Nadja Spiegelman, I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This: A Memoir

“Sometimes you have to figure out who you’re not before you can become who you are.”
Meg Bowles, How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth

Katherine J. Chen
“You must make your own map of the world. Search out your own piece of sky and patch of earth, your own awning to sleep under when it is raining and it feels the sun may never shine again, for there will certainly be such days. No one can walk this path for you. You cannot simply follow in another's footsteps, as though life were a complicated dance, every turn and twist memorized and prepared for ahead of time. There are many things in the world you can inherit: money, land, power, a crown. But an adventure is not one of them; you must make your own journey.”
Katherine J. Chen, Joan

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