Why had she asked a mirror—or anyone for that matter—to tell her who she was? But then again, why do any of us?
“A Nigerian acquaintance once asked me if I was worried that men would be intimidated by me. I was not worried at all—it had not even occurred to me to be worried, because a man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the kind of man I would have no interest in.”
― We Should All Be Feminists
― We Should All Be Feminists
“I’d been beguiled by the new technology—a toddler crawling toward a gun.”
― So You've Been Publicly Shamed
― So You've Been Publicly Shamed
“Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier.”
― Yes Please
― Yes Please
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