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Suleika Jaouad
“As we live longer and longer, the vast majority of us will travel back and forth across these realms, spending much of our lives somewhere in between. These are the terms of our existence. The idea of striving for some beautiful, perfect state of wellness? It mires us in eternal dissatisfaction, a goal forever out of reach. To be well now is to learn to accept whatever body and mind I
currently have.”
Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

Lisa Taddeo
“One inheritance of living under the male gaze for centuries is that heterosexual women often look at other women the way a man would.”
Lisa Taddeo, Three Women

Suleika Jaouad
“May I be awake enough to notice when love appears and bold enough to pursue it without knowing where it will end”
Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

Simone de Beauvoir
“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.”
Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

Suleika Jaouad
“He has a theory: When we travel, we actually take three trips. There’s the first trip of preparation and anticipation, packing and daydreaming. There’s the trip you’re actually on. And then, there’s the trip you remember. “The key is to try to keep all three as separate as possible,” he says. “The key is to be present wherever you are right now.” This advice, more than any, stays with me.”
Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

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