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Eve Ensler is an American playwright, best known for her work 'The Vagina Monologues', which is based on her investigation into the issue of violence against women and has sparked a global movement for women's empowerment. Her works often focus on women's experiences and social justice issues.

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“Writing and giving voice to what I am feeling makes me happy. And supporting people in finding their voice, passion, outrage and resistance. There is nothing better than that.”

People Giving Writing Feelings Passion Voice Findings Resistance Outrage Make Me Happy Giving Voice

Author:Eve Ensler

“I despise charity. It gives crumbs to a few and silences the others.”

Giving Silence Charity Despise Crumbs

Book:In the Body of the World: A Memoir of Cancer and Connection

Source: In the Body of the World: A Memoir of Cancer and Connection

“I really do think how we frame things determines so much of our experience, and I've been talking to a lot of oncologists, like, why don't we call them transformation suites and give people transformation juice and have guides that support people when they're going through chemo so you could actually burn away what needs to be burned away, as opposed to this dread, terror, horror, which is a very different experience.”

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“I live with that contradiction daily. It is a constant struggle. I struggle very deeply. I don't think I've said this to anyone, but I've wondered if I just want to give up this world and live in the Congo and just be there. But I don't think that's what they need from me.”

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“Political change and academic change and intellectual change are obviously crucial, but they don't necessarily change society. They can change a particular class and give everybody in that class great arguments, but that doesn't necessarily translate into the body of the culture.”

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“What we all have to know is the struggle is long. It's long. It may not end in our lifetimes. But the struggle is what gives our lives meaning and purpose. I tell people to take time out of activism every day to take care of their bodies, to take care of their souls and spirits.”

People Knows Giving May Long Soul Ends Body Care Spirit Purpose Struggle Our Lives Lifetime Take Care Activism Meaning Of Life Take Time Life Means

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“Success itself doesn't give you happiness. It's what you do with your success that gives you happiness.”

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“Looking at it, I started crying. Maybe it was knowing that I had to give up the fantasy, the enormous life consuming fantasy , that someone or something was going to do this for me – the fantasy that someone was coming to lead my life, to choose direction, to give me orgasms.”

Giving Fantasy Knowing Cry Giving Up Give Me Enormous Consuming

Book:The Vagina Monologues: The V-Day Edition

Source: The Vagina Monologues: The V-Day Edition

“You have to give to the world the thing that you want the most, in order to fix the broken parts inside you.”

World Want Giving Order Broken

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“When we give in the world what we want the most, we heal the broken part inside each of us.”

World Want Giving Inspiration Motivation Broken Heal

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“Why are women immobile? Because so many feel like they’re waiting for someone to say, "You’re good, you’re pretty, I give you permission."”

Giving Feels Waiting Appreciation Permission You Re Pretty

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“Women are the primary resource of the planet. They give birth, we come from them. They are mothers, they are visionaries, they are the future. If we can figure out how to make women feel safe and honor women, it would be parallel or equal to honoring life itself.”

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“Give voice to what you know to be true, and do not be afraid of being disliked or exiled. I think that's the hard work of standing up for what you see.”

Thinking Knows Giving Hard Voice Hard Work Standing Being True Strong Women

Author:Eve Ensler

“Three of the ten principles governing the City of Joy are (a) tell the truth, (b) stop waiting to be rescued, and (c) give away what you want the most.”

Want Giving Joy Three Waiting Cities Principles Ten What You Want Telling The Truth Governing

Book:In the Body of the World: A Memoir of Cancer and Connection

Source: In the Body of the World: A Memoir of Cancer and Connection

“I think for me, happiness is crucial, but I think we think that happiness comes from amassing goods and getting things and being loved and being successful, when in fact my experience of happiness comes when you give everything away, when you serve people, when you're watching something you do make somebody happy, that's when happiness happens.”

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Author:Eve Ensler

About the Author

Born: May 25, 1953
Known for: Playwright
Quotes: 234

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