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“It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are still alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them.”
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“A beautiful woman looking at her image in the mirror may very well believe the image is herself. An ugly woman knows it is not.”
― Waiting for God
― Waiting for God
“There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women."
(Keynote speech at Celebrating Inspiration luncheon with the WNBA's All-Decade Team, 2006)”
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(Keynote speech at Celebrating Inspiration luncheon with the WNBA's All-Decade Team, 2006)”
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“With the spread of conformity and image-driven superficiality, the allure of an individuated woman in full possession of herself and her powers will prove irresistible. We were born for plenitude and inner fulfillment.”
― Seductress - Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love
― Seductress - Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love
“Yes, my consuming desire is to mingle with road crews, sailors and soldiers, barroom regulars—to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening, recording—all this is spoiled by the fact that I am a girl, a female always supposedly in danger of assault and battery. My consuming interest in men and their lives is often misconstrued as a desire to seduce them, or as an invitation to intimacy. Yes, God, I want to talk to everybody as deeply as I can. I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at night...”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Gena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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650 books
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805 books
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142 friends
3,590 books
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694 books
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67 friends
2,896 books
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83 friends
365 books
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65 friends
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