“The problem was the liars. They said she could do anything she set her mind to, they told her she should shoot for the moon because if she missed she’d be among the stars, they made movies tricking her into thinking she could achieve heroic things. All lies. Because she was born to answer phones in call centers, to carry bags to customers’ cars, to punch a clock, to measure her life in smoke breaks. To think otherwise was insane.”
― Horrorstör
― Horrorstör
“Do I have to smash a glass over the head of every single man I come into contact with, just so I leave a fucking mark?
'Jesus.”
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'Jesus.”
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“They tend to be skinny; perhaps their performance of appetite suggests comfort with deprivation. Maybe they dupe men into thinking that they, like air plants, don't need nourishment to survive.”
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“They're all white-they don't understand that I'll be asking for permission for the rest of my life”
― Disappoint Me
― Disappoint Me
“Without a career or a husband, you’re of no value to society, and people like you get expurgated from the village.
'Uh-huh.”
― Convenience Store Woman
'Uh-huh.”
― Convenience Store Woman
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