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Lessons in Magic and Disaster

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Charlie Jane Anders
Charlie Jane Anders

Charlie Jane Anders is an American science fiction author known for her distinctive literary style and profound thematic explorations. Her works often blend social commentary, gender identity, and futuristic technology, earning her a dedicated readership. more

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Book:Educated
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“What makes a successful marriage is not love. What makes a successful marriage is knowing your place in this divine covenant. A man is meant to love, and a woman is meant to submit. When you misplace your place, there is bound to be errors and chaos. Imagine a woman loving a man? She will be heartbroken cause the man is loving another. But when a woman is submissive to a man, the man is subjected by divine ordinance to love her, causing submissiveness to propel and activate love, no matter how you put it. Now, let's imagine a man submitting to a woman. Well, I have no explanation for that. It is appalling and not something anyone wants to hear. Love is shown by gifts (items, good treatment, kindness, etc), but submissiveness is shown by obeying, listening, and servanthood. Psychologically, a diligent servant has more respect than a son of the house who is arrogant. So, let's go back to the drawing board and make our marriages work”

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“While the inbreeding was meant to stabilize the family, it had a paradoxical effect. Succession became a perennial crisis for the Ptolemies, who exacerbated the matter with poisons and daggers. Intermarriage consolidated wealth and power but lent a meaning to sibling rivalry, all the more remarkable among relatives who routinely appended benevolent-sounding epithets to their titles.”

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Book:Cleopatra: A Life
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