February 2012
17 posts
“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no...”
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must...”
“I am sorry our culture has treated women so poorly for so long that suffering...”
– Roxane Gay, Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown so Much They Would Let Him Beat Them
“We’re only passers-by, and all you can do is love what you have in your...”
“A man who hits a woman in anger may eventually be permitted to go on with his...”
– Sasha Pasulka, I’m Not Okay with Chris Brown Performing at the Grammys and I’m Not Sure Why You Are
“I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you’ve dreamed of....”
“All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it...”
“She looks so awesome, her loveliness radiates from her strong and fast spinning...”
– Margaret Cho to Karl Lagerfeld: Fuck You and Your Fucking Glasses
“Females carry the marks, language and nuances of their culture more than the...”
“It is not the job of writers to life our spirits. Books simply do what they do....”
“Simply put, a feminist believes in political, economic and social equality of...”
– I’m Feminist Enough to…
“It was a weak spot in any nation to have a large body of disaffected people...”
“I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.”
-Simone...”
“I like to take these unusual characters and then make them as normal as...”
“What haunts me is not exactly the absence of literal space so much as a deep...”
January 2012
29 posts
“Allow the diversity to exist. There is nothing wrong with it. Hell, we put up...”
“I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I...”
“I would say I’m pretty well at ease with my sexuality, but I’m an...”
“I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve...”
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of...”
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
-Eleanor Roosevelt”
“We would never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the...”
“I’ve always dreamed of growing up to be Amy Poehler.
Amy Poehler”
“I am not a has-been. I am a will be.
Lauren Bacall”
“My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is...”
“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe...”
“Each sex has a relation to madness. Every desire has a relation to madness. But...”
“Don’t wait to be sure. Move, move, move.”
-Miranda July”
“I hate flowers - I paint them because they’re cheaper than models and they...”
“Slavery has never been abolished from America’s way of thinking
-Nina...”
“Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.
-Rosa Luxemburg”
“The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the...”
“Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.”
-Whoopi...”
“A wounded deer leaps the highest.”
-Emily Dickinson”
“I am pretty fearless, and you know why? Because I don’t handle fear very...”
“Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to...”
“It’s afterwards you realize that the feeling of happiness you had with a...”
“Teenage girls, please don’t worry about being super popular in high school, or...”
“Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very...”
“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of...”
“We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following...”
“We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in...”
“A word after a word after a word is power.”
-Margaret Atwood”
December 2011
49 posts
“I’ve always thought with relationships, that it’s more about what...”
“By definition, the conventional wisdom of the day is widely accepted,...”
“I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I...”
“I’m a musician first, a food-lover second, a dirty mouth with feet, and a...”