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"i didn’t know it was possible but Edward is even more annoying as a first person narrator" — Mar 10, 2026 08:40AM
"i didn’t know it was possible but Edward is even more annoying as a first person narrator" — Mar 10, 2026 08:40AM
Male fantasies, male fantasies, is everything run by male fantasies? Up on a pedestal or down on your knees, it’s all a male fantasy: that you’re strong enough to take what they dish out, or else too weak to do anything about it. Even
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“Male fantasies, male fantasies, is everything run by male fantasies? Up on a pedestal or down on your knees, it's all a male fantasy: that you're strong enough to take what they dish out, or else too weak to do anything about it. Even pretending you aren't catering to male fantasies is a male fantasy: pretending you're unseen, pretending you have a life of your own, that you can wash your feet and comb your hair unconscious of the ever-present watcher peering through the keyhole, peering through the keyhole in your own head, if nowhere else. You are a woman with a man inside watching a woman. You are your own voyeur.”
― The Robber Bride
― The Robber Bride
“Yes, there's one thing I do want. I want to be aware of the minutes and the seconds, and to make each one count.”
― Valley of the Dolls
― Valley of the Dolls
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