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“It’s being judged constantly. For your clothes. For your curves. It’s being told every time you turn on the TV that you have to be thinner or more beautiful. It means doing the same job as a man and getting paid less for it. It means if you age naturally you’re letting yourself go, and if you get work done, you’re trying too hard.”
― By Any Other Name
― By Any Other Name
“I think Shakespeare let people see what they wanted to see, and only a handful of people knew he was not the actual writer. He was just fronting plays for others who used his name. I think the theater community was in on it. When they saw a play with the name Shakespeare on it, it was an inside joke. But over four hundred years later, we’ve forgotten the punch line.”
― By Any Other Name
― By Any Other Name
“When I was little, I wanted to live in a library. Everything seemed so loud in my head, & libraries were always quiet. It was devastating to learn that the librarians didn’t actually sleep overnight in the stacks.”
― By Any Other Name
― By Any Other Name
“What was it about a woman’s voice that was so terrifying to a man? Was it the thought that a lesser creature might have intelligence or agency?”
― By Any Other Name
― By Any Other Name
“you have any clue what it’s like to be a woman?” “Is that a trick question?” “It’s being judged constantly. For your clothes. For your curves. It’s being told every time you turn on the TV that you have to be thinner or more beautiful. It means doing the same job as a man and getting paid less for it. It means if you age naturally you’re letting yourself go, and if you get work done, you’re trying too hard.” She drew in a shaky breath. “Being a woman means being told to speak up for yourself”
― By Any Other Name
― By Any Other Name
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