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“There is no such thing as a lesser truth.”

Book:L'Événement

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L'Événement

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Annie Ernaux

Annie Ernaux, born on September 1, 1940, is a renowned French writer known for her autobiographical novels. Her works delve into the relationship between personal memory and history, as well as the impact of social class on individual destiny. more

“I have always been drawn to the women who can arouse this kind of vitriol. The kind of hate that seems too big and billowing to be directed at just one woman, the kind that seems like a person or an entire society is vomiting out all its misogyny onto one convenient scapegoat. At some point — after successive Joan of Arc and Courtney Love phases — I started to see this position of feminine abjectness as a kind of superpower. A position from which a woman could offend far more deeply than a man.”

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Author:Lindsay Zoladz

“Woman empowered is civilization empowered.”

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Book:High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

Source: High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

“I am happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you as a friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think about how fine everything is.”

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Book:Days with Frog and Toad

Source: Days with Frog and Toad

“Isn't it awfully convenient," said Harry. "that when men make the rules, the one thing that's looked down on the most is the one thing that would bear them the greatest threat? Imagine if every single women on the planet wanted something in exchange when she gave up her body. You'd all be ruling the place. An armed populace.”

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Book:The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Source: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“There are people who see a flower and rush over to pick it. They want to hold it in their hands, they want to own it. They want the flower's beauty to be theirs, to be within their possession, their control”

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Book:The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Source: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

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