“But the lesson I take from this is not that the lives in that novel were illusory but rather that progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled, restated and reimagined if it is to survive.”
― Feel Free: Essays
― Feel Free: Essays
“Girls with fire in their bellies will be forced to drink from a well of correction till the flames die out.”
― What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
― What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
“Please, a definition: A hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action.”
― Invisible Man
― Invisible Man
“There must be more than male benevolence as the basis for a woman's well-being.”
― Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
― Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
“Perhaps we were friends first and lovers second. But then perhaps this is what lovers are.”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
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