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it was rumored that soon we would all be working side by side at long tables so we could collaborate—or however the university would fictionalize the latest cost-reduction initiative.
Change was a privilege reserved for people whose families didn’t rely on them for food, shelter, and health insurance.
As I would quickly come to realize, having a child—and then another—was a professional liability for a person like me, which is to say a woman.
Problems? Everyone, no matter how perfect they seemed, had problems. Almost none were the kind that landed you in the morgue.
It was a fool’s errand; you can’t hit a rewind button in your head and suddenly spot all the things you had overlooked in the first place.
Most people say they want the truth. What they mean is that they want it if it’s palatable.
It takes courage to be yourself when everyone expects you to be someone else.
