She didn’t want to speak up because she didn’t want to seem aggressive. She let her resentments simmer. What struck me—with her and with many other female American friends I have—is how invested they...
The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish is was not. But it’s a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue; I did not think myself as...
Don’t see it as forgiving him. See it as allowing yourself to be happy. What will you do with the misery you have chosen? Will you eat misery?
She was not curvy or big-boned; she was fat, it was the only word that felt true. And she had ignored, too, the cement in her soul.
It felt strange to call them directly, to hear her father’s Hello? after the second ring, and when he heard her voice, he raised his, almost shouting, as he always did with international calls. Her mo...
Isn't it odd that in most societies in the world today, women generally cannot propose marriage? Marriage is such a major step in your life, and yet you cannot take charge of it; it depends on a man a...
Our world is full of men and women who do not like powerful women.
There was a helplessness to his joy, the same kind of helplessness as in that woman’s despair.
But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage, but we don’t teach boys to do the same? I
Qui, dunque, parliamo di genere. Qualcuno dirà: Oh, ma sono le donne ad avere il vero potere: il bottom power (cioè il potere del fondoschiena, un modo di dire nigeriano per indicare l'uso che certe d...
Your feminist premise should be: I matter. I matter equally. Not if only. Not as long as. I matter equally. Full stop.
هل الحبّ هو هذا الاحتياج المُضلل لأن تكونَ إلى جواري معظم الوقت؟ هل الحبّ هو هذا الأمان الذي أشعرُ به أنا في صمتنا؟
We use the word respect to mean something a women shows a man, but not often something a man shows a woman.
We are very ideological about fiction in this country. If a character is not familiar, then that character becomes unbelievable.
So instead of teaching Chizalum to be likeable, teach her to be honest. And kind.
This was love, to be eager for tomorrow.
Feminism and femininity are not mutually exclusive. It is misogynistic to suggest that they are. Sadly, women have learned to be ashamed and apologetic about pursuits that are seen as traditionally fe...
Look at you. You're the kindest person I know. Look how beautiful you are. Why do you need so much outside of yourself? Why isn't what you are enough?
If we do something over and over, it becomes normal. If we see the same thing over and over it becomes normal.
Às vezes a vida começa quando o casamento acaba.
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