“I get so tired of being a woman, because I can never seem to be "done" in the way that others want to "do" me. I just want to take my body off, hang it on a hook, and grab some air, because every stroke, whisper, request, poke, brush, smile, squeeze, lick, kiss, and breath can feel like a fight for territory.”
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“All this seeing. All this relentless taking in.”
“Leadership was about setting an example.”
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