Kathrin

“Was man sich lange und oft genug denkt, verliert allen Schrecken. Gedanken nutzen sich ab wie Münzen, die von Hand zu Hand gehn, oder wie Vorstellungen, die man sich immer wieder vors innere Auge ruft.”
― Christa Wolf

“I should never call myself a feminist since feminists are women who are unhappy because they cannot find husbands.
So I decided to call myself a Happy Feminist.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists

“The best recipe for true love is plenty of time spent in close proximity; plus a little jeopardy to face together.’

‘Proximity and Jeopardy.’ Joe laughed. ‘That’s the Trevarrick secret, is it?’

‘And a generous helping of time. The jeopardy is optional, but it makes for a better story. It’s like the grain of sand in the oyster that creates the pearl.”
― John Ironmonger, Not Forgetting the Whale

“[…] until women shortened their dresses and their hair and stopped wearing corsets, it made no difference if they studied medicine or had the right to vote, because they would not have the strength to do it […]”
― Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits