“But the idea that women can't take care of themselves still permeates our culture.” StillsIdeasCareCultureTake Care Author:Katherine Dunn
“This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for both sexes.” IdeasSexFemaleMalesAggressiveDrawbacks Author:Katherine Dunn
“Beside Mama, in my own folding chair, with my feet sticking out in front of me, I thought about my own innards. Just a few months before I'd had no idea whether my reproductive equipment worked. There was no evidence. But that week I had become a full-fledged bleeder and was still absorbed by this first change in myself that I had ever noticed. The click and buzz of my synapses kept making the same connection. If you can change, you can also end. Death had always been a theory to me. Now I knew. The terror hurt good and I nursed it and played it like a loose tooth.” IfsFirstsStillsIdeasEndsHurtMy OwnWeekFeetFrontsTheoryMonthsEvidenceConnectionsTerrorTeethNo IdeaChairsNurseEquipmentMamaClicksBuzzFoldingSticking OutSynapses Author:Katherine Dunn
