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“What difference does it make that pedestrian touch carries the weight of the body rather than the weight of the object?”
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“No one wants to die,” said Becka. “But some people don’t want to live in any of the ways that are allowed.”
― The Testaments
― The Testaments
“There is a lot in life that is difficult, and there is no getting around that. Good conversation will not take away the shock of death or heal the sting of heartbreak. But isolation and stigma will inevitably make that pain so much worse.”
― Let's Talk About Hard Things
― Let's Talk About Hard Things
“Liberation—not a gift, not a self-achievement, but a mutual process.”
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
“Our principal contention is that walking is a profoundly social activity: that in their timings, rhythms and inflections, the feet respond as much as does the voice to the presence and activity of others,”
― Ways of Walking
― Ways of Walking
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