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“Living in a rural town really compelled me to start tweeting so much. Mostly, my Twitter usage is fueled by loneliness. I can go days without talking to another human being unless it's my mother, especially when I'm not teaching or on break.”

Quote by Roxane Gay

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Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay is an American writer born in 1974. Her works include novels, non-fiction, short stories, and essays. Her notable works are 'Bad Feminist' and 'Hunger'. Her writing style is characterized by humor, honesty, and profound self-reflection. more

“Sometimes I will tweet things without an audience in mind at all, just because I want to say something that I don't feel I can say otherwise. Those tweets have a specific sense of desperation to them, because I write them when I feel like I don't have anyone else to talk to - as if Twitter is the only thing that will accept my insanely inappropriate thoughts without judgement.”

Ifs Want Feels Writing Mind I Can Sometimes Accepting Audience Judgement Desperation Tweet Inappropriate

Author:Mira Gonzalez

“I will sometimes post tweets that are about a specific person or people, in which case I will imagine the people I am tweeting about to be my audience.”

People Persons Sometimes Cases Audience Imagine Posts Tweet

Author:Mira Gonzalez

“There's certainly a portion of my brain that is always tuned to making wry observations about the world, but that portion of my brain was alive and well before Twitter.”

World Wells Brain Alive Observation Portions Wry

Author:Roxane Gay

“I often tweet things that I would feel too horrified/embarrassed/ashamed to say to a friend or loved one, even though most of my friends and loved ones read my Twitter account.”

Feels My Friends Accounts Ashamed Loved Ones Embarrassed Tweet

Author:Mira Gonzalez