Stephy Simon

“What is the opposite of faith? Not disbelief. Too final, certain, closed. Itself a kind of belief. Doubt.”
― Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses

“Men at the top are often unaware of the benefits they enjoy simply because they’re men, and this can make them blind to the disadvantages associated with being a woman. Women lower down also believe that men at the top are entitled to be there, so they try to play by the rules and work harder to advance rather than raise questions or voice concerns about the possibility of bias. As a result, everyone becomes complicit in perpetuating an unjust system.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Books will help her understand and question the world, help her express herself, and help her in whatever she wants to become—a chef, a scientist, a singer, all benefit from the skills that reading brings.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

“The world might be more beautiful without the human presence; but then, who would appreciate it?”
― Ruskin Bond, The Laughing Skull