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“Words could do extraordinary things, but sometimes they are just not enough.”

Women Heartbreak Words Mothers Day Helplessness

Book:A Woman Is No Man

Source: A Woman Is No Man

“It takes more than one woman to do things differently...It takes a world of them”

Inspiration Empowerment

Book:A Woman Is No Man

Source: A Woman Is No Man

“Too often being happy means being passive or playing it safe. There's no skill required in happiness, no strength of character, nothing extraordinary. Its discontent that drives creation the most--passion, desire, defiance. Revolutions don't come from a place of happiness. If anything, I think it's sadness, or discontent at least, that's at the root of everything beautiful.”

Happiness Revolution

Book:A Woman Is No Man

Source: A Woman Is No Man

“Her family had always been told to classify themselves as white because of their Middle Eastern origins. But Yara had never considered herself white or been viewed as white by anyone else, and marking herself as such felt inaccurate, as though she were being simmered down, reduced until she were invisible.”

Race Identity Racism Middle East Women Of Color Arab Women

Book:Evil Eye

Source: Evil Eye