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“Feminism is, of course, part of human rights in general--but to choose to use the vague expression "human rights" is to deny the specific and particular problem of gender. It would be a way of pretending that it was not women who have, for centuries, been excluded. It would be a way of denying that the problem of gender targets women. That the problem was not about being human, but specifically about being a female human.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists

“He's not gone," said Jared.

"Oh, and how do you figure that?" Kami demanded. "He seems pretty gone to me."

"When my Dad died... When he died, he wasn't gone. My mom and I could never be what we might have been without him. He stayed like a shadow in every corner of our home, stayed a stain in our hearts. I felt it. I can't believe that good will leave us when evil remains. I will not. I do not.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, Unmade

“The people finally realized what was going on. It seemed that whenever someone tried to argue with Wei WuXian, Lan WangJi would seal their lips.”
― 墨香铜臭, 魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī]

“Conservatives never win when everybody gets to play.”
― Elie Mystal, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution