

“She didn't read books so she didn't know that she was the world and the heavens boiled down to a drop.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God

“Whenever people say, 'We mustn't be sentimental,' you can take it they are about to do something cruel. And if they add, 'We must be realistic,' they mean they are going to make money out of it.”
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“Dear little Bog-Face,
Why are you so cold?
And why do you lie with your eyes shut?--
You are not very old.
I am a Child of this World
And a Child of Grace,
And Mother, I shall be glad when it is over,
I am Bog-Face.”
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Why are you so cold?
And why do you lie with your eyes shut?--
You are not very old.
I am a Child of this World
And a Child of Grace,
And Mother, I shall be glad when it is over,
I am Bog-Face.”
―

“The result of this deeply male-dominated culture is that the male experience, the male perspective, has come to be seen as universal, while the female experience--that of half the global population, after all--is seen as, well, niche.”
― Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
― Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

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