Jennifer

“Think of all the women you know who will not allow themselves to be seen without makeup. I often wonder how they feel about themselves at night when they are climbing into bed with intimate partners. Are they overwhelmed with secret shame that someone sees them as they really are? Or do they sleep with rage that who they really are can be celebrated or cared for only in secret?”
― bell hooks, Communion: The Female Search for Love

“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
― Ray Bradbury

“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
― Mark Twain