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“We are the unhealthiest species on the Earth without exception.”
― Sid Garza-Hillman, Approaching the Natural: A Health Manifesto

“You should write about take no-shit women like me. Girls need to know they can break the rules" p.79”
― Gloria Steinem, My Life on the Road

“The hymen is a profound example of the way humans metaphorize anatomy. Here is an organ that has no biological function, and yet Western culture made up a powerful story about the hymen a long time ago. This story has nothing to do with biology and everything to do with controlling women. Culture saw a “barrier” at the mouth of the vagina and decided it was a marker of “virginity” (itself a biologically meaningless idea).”
― Emily Nagoski, Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

“So often, within the privacy of our inner worlds, we take the difficult thing and make it worse. Our own subliminal hate speech coats our experience and gives an added layer of meaning to things that are already difficult enough.”
― Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself