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“I am worried I will leave grad school and no longer be able to speak English. The Semiotics of intertextual modernity- which makes no sense at all. Sometimes I feel they live in a parallel universe of academia speaking academese instead of English and they don’t really know what’s happening in the world.”
A riot of uncomfortable truths this book is!!

Absolute wealth and utter destitution jostle in uneasy juxtaposition. Once Rosa’s eyes have opened, how can she fail to see?

Why does this feel like I’ve been plodding through this forever 😾

“There’s nothing feminist about having so many resources at your fingertips and choosing to be ignorant. Nothing empowering or enlightening in deciding that intent trumps impact.”

Summer rains- leaves of the plum the colour of cold wind❤️

The bi-lingualism is a strong tool in this one, at the extent of impediment perhaps.

Disasters are sometimes remembered more fondly than weddings or tropical vacations. Humans don’t mind hardships, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary.

If you get stuck, get away from your desk.

“Butter fires: Flutter flames”

“Children can be the most cruel creatures alive. They have the herd instinct of prejudice against any outsider and they are merciless in its indulgence.”

“There will no longer be so many pleasant things to look at if responsible people do not do something about the unpleasant ones.” I’ve come across the profoundest lines in Children’s books❤️