Rage

“She did not understand why a woman’s accomplishment had to come at the price of a man’s worth—as if there were a finite amount of success in the universe, as if letting another into that sacred space meant someone already there would be evicted.”
― Jodi Picoult, By Any Other Name

“you have any clue what it’s like to be a woman?” “Is that a trick question?” “It’s being judged constantly. For your clothes. For your curves. It’s being told every time you turn on the TV that you have to be thinner or more beautiful. It means doing the same job as a man and getting paid less for it. It means if you age naturally you’re letting yourself go, and if you get work done, you’re trying too hard.” She drew in a shaky breath. “Being a woman means being told to speak up for yourself”
― Jodi Picoult, By Any Other Name

“When I get rejected for the zillionth time by a man who has more power than I ever will, I’m supposed to say, It’s fine. Because a man who argues is ambitious, but a woman who argues is just a bitch.”
― Jodi Picoult, By Any Other Name

“Emilia wondered if the best revenge against those trying to erase you was, simply, existing.”
― Jodi Picoult, By Any Other Name