“You should write about take no-shit women like me. Girls need to know they can break the rules" p.79”
― My Life on the Road
― My Life on the Road
“- La manière sudiste? dit-elle.
- L'immortelle expression chère à ma mère. Nous rions quand la douleur se fait trop forte. Nous rions quand la pitié de l'humaine condition devient trop pitoyable. Nous rions quand il n'y a rien d'autre à faire.”
― The Prince of Tides
- L'immortelle expression chère à ma mère. Nous rions quand la douleur se fait trop forte. Nous rions quand la pitié de l'humaine condition devient trop pitoyable. Nous rions quand il n'y a rien d'autre à faire.”
― The Prince of Tides
“Men and women tried each other on, casually, like suits, rejecting whatever did not fit.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“We imagine that as soon as we are torn out of our habitual path all is over- but it is only the beginning of something new and good. As long as there is life there is happiness. There is a great deal, a great deal before us.”
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“Be truthful, say what you mean and mean what you say, don't ignore the given circumstances.”
― Someday, Someday, Maybe
― Someday, Someday, Maybe
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