May 2012
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April 2012
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No one should have to be the “strong one” for someone else all the time. It...
– minorearth on Captain Awkward, “The lie of ‘strength.’”
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Love is what you call a phantom pain. The poets write of it, our great art...
– Margaux Fragoso; “Tiger, Tiger”
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Love for others without the foundation of love for ourselves becomes a loss of...
– Sharon Salzberg
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Paths are not meant to be followed forever. They are meant to take you from one...
– Geneen Roth
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I think the concept of a voice of generation is becoming less and less...
– Lena Dunham
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When you diet, you tell yourself that you can’t be trusted, that your...
– Geneen Roth; “When You Eat At The Fridge, Pull Up A Chair”
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March 2012
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I don’t care how much sex anyone has, how often they do it, or who they do it...
– Charlie Glickman (If You Don’t Respect Sluts, You Don’t Respect Women)
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You’ll forgive your friends a lot, and if you’re a woman,...
– Sloane Crossley, “How did you get this number?”
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There’s no such thing as a stockpile of missed opportunities.
– Sloane Crossley, “How did you get this number?”
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And if a woman should say she doesn’t want to have children at all, the world is...
– Caitlin Moran, How to Be a Woman (via thalasso-philous)
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February 2012
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We are still wakeful: light, over and over,
amasses and flares on the...
– Brent Southgate (via pocus)
January 2012
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You can’t fail if you’re moving toward something. You fail only if...
– How to have faith in yourself | Penelope Trunk Blog
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4. He will really listen and this deep listening will make you say things you...
– Sunday Rumpus Fiction: Ten Reasons Not To Sleep With A Poet - The Rumpus.net
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NY Times: You’ve long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana. Do you smoke weed?
Barney Frank: No.
NY Times: Why not?
Barney Frank: Why do you ask a question, then act surprised when I give an answer? Do you think I lie to people?
NY Times: I thought you might explain why you support decriminalizing it but don’t smoke it.
Barney Frank: Do you think I’ve ever had an abortion? I don’t play poker on the Internet, either.
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11. Bring consent out of the bedroom. I think part of the reason we have trouble...
– Holly over at The Pervocracy with an excellent 101 post on Consent Culture. Read the whole thing.
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