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Aphie

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Aphie’s Quotes

“Empathy is the most radical of human emotions.”
― Gloria Steinem

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“All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.”
― Mae West, The Wit and Wisdom of Mae West

tags: chances, ex-boyfriends, lovers, men, new-beginnings, separation

1282 likes

“Rich People plan for three generations
Poor people plan for Saturday night”
― Gloria Steinem

tags: class-distinction, inspirational

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“If it would destroy [a 12-year-old boy] to be called a girl, what are we then teaching him about girls?”
― Tony Porter

tags: androcentrism, oppression, sexism

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“He'd always liked women who'd talk back to him just a little bit. "Girls with balls" were good. Women with an actual mind of their own who could prove him wrong in something were, of course, castrating bitches who should be drowned in bottomless wells.”
― Warren Ellis, Crooked Little Vein

tags: black-humour, hypocrisy, sexism, women

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Our Shared Shelf — 222829 members — last activity May 16, 2026 12:04AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more