Vexy Thing Quotes

“we cannot waste our time believing we can achieve an ideal self or community. all we can do is attempt to live well, in right relation... pursuing a social order that preserves and protects the integrity, resilience, and beauty of everyone...a commitment to generosity and mutuality.”
― Imani Perry, Vexy Thing: On Gender and Liberation

“Behn's bifurcated tales of fortune and misfortune, The Forc'd Marriage and Oroonoko are, in turn, comedic and tragic. They are twin narratives of the development of modern patriarchy.”
― Imani Perry, Vexy Thing: On Gender and Liberation