“she was explaining to me that I had won nothing, that in the world there is nothing to win, that her life was full of varied and foolish adventures as much as mine, and that time simply slipped away without any meaning, and it was good just to see each other every so often to hear the mad sound of the brain of one echo in the mad sound of the brain of the other.”
― The Story of a New Name
― The Story of a New Name
“Nüüd, kakskümmend aastat hiljem, olen siin Viljandis sõbranna sünnipäeval. Meie heledapäised pojad mängivad teises toas ja üleüldises melus tõstab sõber Jaak äkki häält. Ta tahtvat toosti ütelda. Mu lillelises kleidis sõbranna naeratab malbelt ja jääb tervituskõnet kuulama. Mingil peenel moel põimib Jaak oma kõnesse ka meheks ja naiseks olemise. Ta räägib, et palju kõneldakse sellest, kui raske olevat olla naine. Aga tema tahab rõhutada seda, et mees on üldse peaaegu võimatu olla. Mõiste mees tekitab negatiivseid kuvandeid veel rohkem kui naine. Eesti mees olevat aga veel eriti raske olla. Sellesse olevat mingil kummalisel moel segatud Mahtra ja Anija meeste uhkus ja häbi, korraga ülemuslikkus ja alaväärsus, elumehe ja nohiku kuvand - ja seda kõike nii salakavalalt, et see söövat hinge verele. Ta tõstab toosti selle terviseks, et me kõik leiaksime endas kuidagimoodi üles selle, mis on ehe, olgu me siis naised või mehed, et me ei laseks ennast piirata mingitel tontlikel mõistetel, suurtel mehelikkuse ja naiselikkuse v a l a s k a l a d e l, vaid oleksime looduslapselikult p ä r i s, just nagu meie lillelises kleidis juubilar.”
― Paleontoloogi päevaraamat
― Paleontoloogi päevaraamat
“White privilege is an absence of the consequences of racism. An absence of structural discrimination, an absence of your race being viewed as a problem first and foremost.”
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
“I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they're good talkers, but they don't have good ideas. It's so easy to confuse schmoozing ability with talent. Someone seems like a good presenter, easy to get along with, and those traits are rewarded. Well, why is that? They're valuable traits, but we put too much of a premium on presenting and not enough on substance and critical thinking.”
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster than we should that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to feel nothing so as not to feel anything - what a waste!”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
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