“I think of the wedding, how it just went on and on. And everyone was so happy, and I was just there. And the happier they were, the more there I was. I go further back, to the day we met. I knew we would get married right away. I knew it like it had been chosen for me. I said to myself, Here is a man I can stand. Here is someone I can definitely put up with. So maybe it was before that. And I think of being young, how women are taught, piece by piece, how they fit into the world. But that's not where it started either. I was born a woman. I was born to disappear.” WomenWomanPatriarchy Book:If I Disappear Source: If I Disappear
“And I think of being young, how women are taught, piece by piece, how they fit into the world. But that's not where it started either. I was born a woman. I was born to disappear.” WomenPatriarchy Book:If I Disappear Source: If I Disappear
“Stories are contagious. Even the thoughts in your head can spread like a cold.” PeopleStoriesRumors Book:If I Disappear Source: If I Disappear
“I chose a selfish man to love, and I asked him not to be selfish. And even now I want him to help me, to think about me, to understand what being a woman is when he's always been and only ever been a man.” MenLoveSelfishnessToxic Love Book:If I Disappear Source: If I Disappear