We cannot separate violence in fiction from violence in the world no matter how hard we try.
There would be no evidence collected, no trial, no justice and without justice, there was no crime.
There is no freedom in any circumstance where the body is legislated, none at all.
The ways we are taught to be a girl start when you are very young. When you are being taught, you don't know about the points. When you are being taught to be a girl, the lessons are simply accepted-t...
The ways in which I am my mother’s daughter are infinite.
The repetition of gender acts in reality television becomes grossly stylized through artificially tanned skin, elaborate hair extensions, dramatic makeup, surgically enhanced bodies, and chemically in...
That is, of course, if we continued to delude ourselves that our bodies were our biggest problem.
Sometimes she forgets and leaves her house in a skirt or a tank top because it’s a warm day and she wants to feel warm air on her bare skin. Before long, she remembers.
Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than just books.
Por que encaramos os limites que as pessoas criam para si mesmas como desafios? Por que vemos algo que impõe um limite e o forçamos?
My true loves were and still are books and writing stories and daydreaming. Sports were merely a distraction keeping me from what I really wanted to do.
Look how these people live. Never forget what they choose to deny you. I
Life, apparently, requires a trigger warning.This is the uncomfortable truth: everything is a trigger for someone. There are things you cannot tell just by looking at someone.We all have history. You...
I’m not even sure what the sisterhood is, but the idea of a sisterhood menaces me, quietly, reminding me of how bad a feminist I am.
In my more generous moments, I tried to believe the locals were using anger to mask their fear of living in a dying town in a changing world.
I've noticed while cooking, how ingredients in their individual and naked state and be a bit repulsive but necessary, kind of like people.
I refuse to expect less. I try to learn better, do better.
I couldn’t stop laughing. I don’t know why. Too much was beyond my control.
I believe it is so important for women to feel comfortable in their bodies, without wanting to change every single thing about their bodies to find that comfort.
Honey, you’re not crazy. You’re a woman.