it seemed to reflect the ways in which she allowed the whims of men to dictate the parameters of her existence,
“How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?”
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“There are many ways to be free. One of them is to transcend reality by imagination, as I try to do.”
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“Because I was raised in a Christian culture I never considered myself to be a totally free human being.”
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“I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me. ”
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“Anarchism is the revolutionary idea that no one is more qualified than you are to decide what your life will be.”
― Days of War, Nights of Love: Crimethink For Beginners
― Days of War, Nights of Love: Crimethink For Beginners
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