“Creo que comparto con la mayoría de las mujeres del planeta, y tal vez con el Papa y con algún otro líder religioso, la idea loca de que el amor es lo único que nos salvará. Los tíos, y algunas tías listas, saben que el trabajo, la ambición, el esfuerzo y la curiosidad también nos salvan En cualquier caso, creo que nadie puede vivir sin determinada dosis de amor y de contacto físico. Por debajo de cierto nivel, nos pudrimos. Las prostitutas son imprescindibles, debería haber prostitutas del amor, también. Si no fuese porque el amor es tan difícil de reproducir y de fingir, tan laborioso y largo y subterráneo. Tan ruinoso, también.”
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“Forgetting," I said, "is probably as much a part of life as remembering. We're all amnesiacs.”
― What I Loved
― What I Loved
“I get so scared but the world somehow makes sense there. Being with you feels like that.”
― Difficult Women
― Difficult Women
“The thing about fairy tales is that the princess finds her prince, but there’s usually a price to pay. A compromise is required for happily ever after. The woman in the fairy tale is generally the one who pays the price. This seems to be the nature of sacrifice. Consider”
― Bad Feminist: Essays
― Bad Feminist: Essays
“She was smart enough to want more but tired enough to accept the way things were.”
― Difficult Women
― Difficult Women
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