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“Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it's mine. - An Eightieth Birthday”

Book:Travelling Light

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Travelling Light

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Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson, born on August 9, 1914, and died on June 27, 2001, was a renowned Finnish novelist. Her works are known for their unique style and profound emotions, which have won the hearts of readers worldwide. more

“In reaction against the age-old slogan, "woman is the weaker vessel," or the still more offensive, "woman is a divine creature," we have, I think, allowed ourselves to drift into asserting that "a woman is as good as a man," without always pausing to think what exactly we mean by that. What, I feel, we ought to mean is something so obvious that it is apt to escape attention altogether, viz: (...) that a woman is just as much an ordinary human being as a man, with the same individual preferences, and with just as much right to the tastes and preferences of an individual. What is repugnant to every human being is to be reckoned always as a member of a class and not as an individual person.”

Women Feminism Empowerment Dignity Individuality Gender Discrimination Self Determination Misogyny Stereotypes Social Norms Classification Double Standards Clichés

Book:Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society

Source: Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society

“We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other's opposite and complement.”

Respect Individuality Uniqueness

Book:Narcissus and Goldmund

Source: Narcissus and Goldmund

“It is now generally admitted, at any rate by philosophers, that the existence of a being having the attributes which define the god of any non-animistic religion cannot be demonstratively proved... [A]ll utterances about the nature of God are nonsensical.”

Philosophy God Religion Existence Gods Monotheism Scientific Animism Verifiable Unprovable Untestable

Book:Language, Truth and Logic

Source: Language, Truth and Logic

“Do not let your assumptions about a culture block your ability to perceive the individual, or you will fail.”

Culture Prejudice Individuality Tolerance Coexistence Prejudices Coexist Descrimination

Book:Words of Radiance

Source: Words of Radiance

“MIGHT, something God only has.”

Philosophy God Relegion

Author:A Gentlemen

“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. To be your own man is hard business. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”

Individuality Misattributed Nietzsche

Author:Rudyard Kipling

“Autists are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It's that you're destroying the peg.”

Individuality Autism

Author:Paul Collins

“Creating individuality, which creates and protects others' individualities is good.”

Philosophy Morality Protect Individuality Good Create Ethics And Moral Philosophy

Book:MORALITY An Individual Dilemma

Source: MORALITY An Individual Dilemma

“Gestalt Prayer I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, And you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, And if by chance we find each other, then it is beautiful. If not, it can't be helped.”

Individuality

Book:Gestalt Therapy Verbatim

Source: Gestalt Therapy Verbatim

“Why would I want to fit in?”

Individuality

Book:Need

Source: Need

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