“Il suo gusto per i libri era stato precoce. Da bambino, a volte un paggio lo trovava, a mezzanotte, ancora intento a leggere. [...] Per dirla in breve, Orlando era un nobile malato d'amore per la letteratura.”
Source: Orlando
“The mythicised inhumanity of this attack remains unforgettable not only because it was performed by one mother on another mother – one dark and distorted, the other fair and privileged – but because it encoded the relationship between patriarchal masculinity, drugs, and the resulting – and accelerating – cultural denigration of the feminine and maternal.”
Source: Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine
“When we give freely, we feel full and complete; when we withhold, we feel small, petty, impotent, and lacking. We are meant to learn this great truth, that giving fulfills us, while withholding and trying to get causes us to feel empty and even more needy. This truth runs counter to our programming, which drives us to try to get something from others to fulfill our neediness, only to end up even more needy, grasping, lacking, and unfulfilled.”
Source: What About Now?: Reminders for Being in the Moment
“The feminine continues to be a form of currency, to be traded for money or gender status: undeserving of emotional investment in itself.”
Source: Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine
“During the Psychedelic Revolution, eroticised violence towards
the feminine not only became normalised, but was also presented
as the ideal.”
Source: Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine
“In the 21st century, the pornographic vogue of ‘ass to mouth’, in which the feminine, after being sodomised by the masculine, is expected to orally clean the penis, is an eroticised example of the same impulse. Women, who for centuries have metaphorically eaten shit, are now expected to literally do so, like swine.”
Source: Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine
“Oyila and her parents first stopped at a beach. Over there, Oyila bought a long and comfortable t-shirt. She was sure her grandmother would like the t-shirt since it smelt salty and fresh”
Source: The Postwoman and Other Stories
“Grandmother Nila wove them into a beautiful patchwork quilt. She also included Oyila’s baby clothes. This patchwork quilt was filled with memories and made Oyila feel happy whenever she went to bed.”
Source: The Postwoman and Other Stories
“But what Mayil liked the most was how birds behaved when they disagreed. If one bird was angry with another, it simply flew away. There was no shouting, harsh words, or noise. Birds both loved and fought in silence”
Source: The Postwoman and Other Stories
“All the children loved Ezhilarasi’s stall, and they visited her every day. They cherished the woven ball the most since it lasted even after the coconut leaves had dried.”
Source: The Postwoman and Other Stories