“A crowd of women around me doing the ocean of women’s work that never subsided and never changed and always swallowed whatever time you gave it and wanted more, another hungry body of water. I submerged into it like a ritual bath and let it close over my head gladly.”
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Naomi Novik is a British writer renowned for her historical fantasy novels. Her most famous work is the 'Temeraire' series, which tells the story of an officer and his dragon's adventures during the Napoleonic Wars of the 19th century. more
“Somewhere between work and hunger we have misplaced ourselves from living our lives.”
“It’s not about working hard. It’s about what we’re working hard about.”
“There's no more powerful too for safety than communication.”