“Things like what happened to me don’t happen in a vacuum. Somewhere, I’m certain, there are many other women trying to forget the bad dream of that apartment. Maybe if one of them had told someone, it wouldn’t have happened to me. And maybe if I had told someone, it wouldn’t have happened to somebody else. That’s why I’m telling you now.
Because shame is dangerous. Poisonous.
And not just for those who carry it.”
― Paris: The Memoir
Because shame is dangerous. Poisonous.
And not just for those who carry it.”
― Paris: The Memoir
“A man who build walls, is a man who fears building bridges.”
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“What has happened to us in this country? If we study our own history, we find that we have always been ready to receive the unfortunate from other countries, and though this may seem a generous gesture on our part, we have profited a thousand fold by what they have brought us.”
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“Know your worth, girls. You're not lucky to be at the party, the party is lucky to have you. Apply as needed to relationships, jobs, and family.”
― Paris: The Memoir
― Paris: The Memoir
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