“Sexism goes so deep that at first it's hard to see; you think it's just reality.” ThinkingFirstsHardRealitySexism Book:Burning questions: a novel Source: Burning questions: a novel
“I don't really think myself that sex work is necessarily more demeaning than other kinds of demeaning work.” ThinkingKindSexSex WorkDemeaning Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“I think you get mentally ill being homeless. Most of the bag ladies wind up mentally ill pretty quickly - what people would call paranoid - because they are in such danger. I don't know if it's really paranoia because they are in great danger. Terrible things happen to them, and they lose everything. How could they not become at the very least severely depressed?” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsHappensLosesDangerWindTerribleIllThings HappenBagsHomelessTerrible ThingsParanoiaParanoidMentally Ill Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“The movement for women's liberation was about an emotional transformation, an explosion, a feeling all over the country that things must be different, and ideas about how they should be. I think fiction can capture that kind of thing better than other genres because in fiction you can explore the feelings of your characters - the before and the after.” ThinkingShouldKindIdeasDifferentCountryCharacterFeelingsFictionMovementEmotionalTransformationLiberationGenreCaptureExplosions Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“Our society has very much limited our choices, even regarding the food we think acceptable.” ThinkingChoicesOur SocietyAcceptableOur Choices Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“When farming became a corporate venture, and the distribution of food became corporate, the variety of foods that were considered good diminished greatly. I know that there's a lot of misconception about this, that people think we have more food variety than ever before, but, in fact, if you read any of the studies, you'll find we have fewer foods than before.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsFactsStudyVarietyCorporateFewerVentureDistributionFarmingMisconception Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“Ever since Freud, being alone has been considered something of a psychological failure. The point, according to Freudian theory, is to be able to love and connect. But I don't believe that at all. I think that being alone and being coupled and being in a group are all natural states in which people can thrive.” PeopleThinkingBelieveHas BeensStatesAbleNaturalGroupsTheoryDon't BelievePsychologicalThrive Author:Alix Kates Shulman
