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Maybe it’s just part of my personality or my DNA or something—to worry forever about everything.
“There is more than one kind of freedom," said Aunt Lydia. "Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from. Don't underrate it.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.”
― The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
― The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
“I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
― A Darker Shade of Magic
“We do not have to romanticize our past in order to be aware of how it seeds our present. We do not have to suffer the waste of an amnesia that robs us of the lessons of the past rather than permit us to read them with pride as well as deep understanding. We know what it is to be lied to, and we know how important it is not lie to ourselves. We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about—survival and growth.”
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
― Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
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Virginia Club of New York Book Club
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