“Every time I was slow to answer or asked her to repeat a question, Shorty would snort derisively, or worse, mimic my responses. I looked at him in disbelief. It was unnerving, as it was clearly intended to be, and it pissed me off, which was”
― Orange Is the New Black: My Time in a Women's Prison
― Orange Is the New Black: My Time in a Women's Prison
“You have to care about your work but not about the result. You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look.”
― Yes Please
― Yes Please
“Brave enough to be quiet when quiet was called for, brave enough to observe before flinging myself into something, brave enough to not abandon my true self when someone else wanted to seduce or force me in a direction I didn’t want to go, brave enough to stand my ground quietly. I waited an unquantifiable amount of time while trying to be brave.”
― Orange Is the New Black: My Time in a Women's Prison
― Orange Is the New Black: My Time in a Women's Prison
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