I could have loved myself whether I was hunchbacked or lame, but to be loved by others, you had to be beautiful.
lk 36
I could have loved myself whether I was hunchbacked or lame, but to be loved by others, you had to be beautiful.
lk 36
Discontent is evidence that your imagination has not given up on you. It is still pressing, swelling, trying to get your attention by whispering: “Not this.”
lk 67
Tema igatahes ei tahtnud jälle lapseks saada, kui ta vana on. Täiskasvanuks saamine oli olnud piisavalt raske.
lk 102
Each of us was born to bring forth something that has never existed: a way of being, a family, an idea, art, community- something brand new.
lk 66
Enesekaastunne tähendab oma inimlike piirangute, ebaõnnestumiste ning kannatuste äratundmist ja nendega leppimist, seda kõike karmi enesekriitika ja hinnangute asemel.
lk 19
Perhaps for us, …, the deepest truth is not what we can see but what we can imagine
lk 65
Too sõda võib alata üsna leebelt, mõni kerge märkus välimuse kohta, seksuaalse alatooniga nali, vaikimisi eeldused, et naise on nii paljudes asjades kehvemad kui mehed.
lk 59
Aga nüüd oled sa täiskasvanu, sai ei ole luku taha pandud. Sa võid kasutada erinevaid võimeid. Sa võid kasutada häält ja sa võid minema minna. Need on sinu kaks kõige tähtsamat tööriista. Pea meeles, et sa ei ole luku taha pandud laps. Vägivald ei ole peaaegu kunagi sobiv reaktsioon.
lk 311
Every life is an unprecedented experiment. This life is mine alone. So I have stopped asking people for directions to place they’ve never been. There is no map. We are all pioneers.
lk 60
This is the most revolutionary thing a woman can do: the next precise thing, one thing at a time, without asking permission or offering explanation.
lk 60
When a woman finally learns that pleasing the world is impossible, she becomes free to learn how to please herself.
lk 56
Omaenda tumedama poole teadvustamine on parim viis teiste inimeste tumeda poolega hakkama saamiseks.
Carl Jung
lk 18
Suffering is what happens when we avoid pain and consequently miss our becoming.
lk 52