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Roxane Gay Quotes

I write because I love doing it Picture Quote #1

I am trying to keep growing and improving as a writer Picture Quote #1

I can’t please everyone. I am trying not to let the pressure consume me Picture Quote #1

My dream was to write a book and see it published. I didn’t dare imagine anything beyond that, so, I’m trying to keep my head on my shoulders Picture Quote #1

I no longer want to believe these problems are too complex for us to make sense of them Picture Quote #1

I am totally down with disagreement. I don’t like Haterade, but disagreement is wonderful. When someone disagrees, we try to reach common ground. That’s good Picture Quote #1

$I have a job I’m pretty good at. I am in charge of things. I am on committees. People respect me and take my counsel. I want to be strong and professional, but I resent how hard I have to work to be taken seriously, to receive a fraction of the consideration I might otherwise receive Picture Quote #1$

I don’t ever rest. It’s a problem and hopefully something I will get a better handle on in the coming years Picture Quote #1

I have known beaches, but I have no particular fondness for them. I don’t like sand in my crevices. I don’t like sand at all. I don’t enjoy all that sunshine and heat without the benefit of climate control Picture Quote #1

I live in Indiana and teach at Purdue University, a wonderful school with some of the brightest students I have ever had the privilege of working with. My colleagues are powerful and intelligent and kind. The cost of living is low, the prairie is wide, and on clear nights, I can see all the stars in the sky above Picture Quote #1

I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves Picture Quote #1

I reject the idea that when young women make choices with which we disagree, they are acting without autonomy Picture Quote #1

I try to understand faith and religion. I was raised by wonderful Catholic parents who were deeply faithful and taught us that God is a God of love Picture Quote #1

We have to believe that we can hold different points of view without labeling each other bad feminists Picture Quote #1

We were the only black family in my neighborhood for many years. Wherever we lived, we were often the only black family, and certainly the only Haitian family. But my parents were really great at providing a loving home where we could feel safe and secure Picture Quote #1

Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink - all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink Picture Quote #1

Margaret Sanger didn’t just introduce the idea of birth control into our culture at large, she freed women from indenture to their bodies Picture Quote #1

It would be easy to assume that the open letter is a symptom of the Internet age. Such is not the case. In 1774, Benjamin Franklin wrote an open letter to the prime minister of Great Britain, Lord North - a satirical call for the imposition of martial law in the colonies Picture Quote #1

I am 39. I am single. I am a black woman. I have too many advanced degrees. Many a news story tells me finding true love is likely a hopeless proposition. Now is the time when I need to believe in fairy tales Picture Quote #1

This is where we should start focusing this conversation: how men (as readers, critics, and editors) can start to bear the responsibility for becoming better, broader readers Picture Quote #1

Florida is a strange place: hot, beautiful, ugly. I love it here, and how nothing makes sense but still, somehow, there is a rhythm Picture Quote #1

We bear witness to the worst of human brutality, retweet what we have witnessed, and then we move on to the next atrocity. There is always more atrocity Picture Quote #1

In Haiti, beach bodies are simply bodies, and beach reads are simply books, because the beach is all around you Picture Quote #1

This is the real problem feminism faces. Too many people are willfully ignorant about what the word means and what the movement aims to achieve Picture Quote #1

I have never been married. I don’t know if I will ever marry, though I hope to. When I am asked why I have not married, I explain that my parents have been happily married for 42 years. The bar feels so very high for that kind of commitment Picture Quote #1

It’s so hard to write about countries like Haiti because there’s truths behind the misperceptions people have. But there’s so much more. There are multiple truths Picture Quote #1

My parents have been married for 42 years. Their marriage has been - from what I can see - a happy one Picture Quote #1

Most open letters undoubtedly come from a good place, rising out of genuine outrage or concern or care. There is, admittedly, also a smugness to most open letters: a sense that we, as the writers of such letters, know better than those to whom the letters are addressed. We will impart our opinions to you, with or without your consent Picture Quote #1

Most of the time, writing is a lot of fun, and not a small amount of self-medication Picture Quote #1

Love your friends’ kids, even if you don’t want or like children. Just do it Picture Quote #1

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I write because I love doing it (Roxane Gay Quotes) I am trying to keep growing and improving as a writer (Roxane Gay Quotes) I can’t please everyone. I am trying not to let the pressure consume me. (Roxane Gay Quotes) My dream was to write a book and see it published. I didn’t dare imagine anything beyond that, so, I’m trying to keep my head on my shoulders. (Roxane Gay Quotes) I no longer want to believe these problems are too complex for us to make sense of them (Roxane Gay Quotes) I am totally down with disagreement. I don’t like Haterade, but disagreement is wonderful. When someone disagrees, we try to reach common ground. That’s good. (Roxane Gay Quotes) I have a job I’m pretty good at. I am in charge of things. I am on committees. People respect me and take my counsel. I want to be strong and professional, but I resent how hard I have to work to be taken seriously, to receive a fraction of the consideration I might otherwise receive. (Roxane Gay Quotes) I don’t ever rest. It’s a problem and hopefully something I will get a better handle on in the coming years. (Roxane Gay Quotes) I have known beaches, but I have no particular fondness for them. I don’t like sand in my crevices. I don’t like sand at all. I don’t enjoy all that sunshine and heat without the benefit of climate control. (Roxane Gay Quotes) I live in Indiana and teach at Purdue University, a wonderful school with some of the brightest students I have ever had the privilege of working with. My colleagues are powerful and intelligent and kind. The cost of living is low, the prairie is wide, and on clear nights, I can see all the stars in the sky above. (Roxane Gay Quotes) I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves. (Roxane Gay Quotes) I reject the idea that when young women make choices with which we disagree, they are acting without autonomy. (Roxane Gay Quotes) I try to understand faith and religion. I was raised by wonderful Catholic parents who were deeply faithful and taught us that God is a God of love. (Roxane Gay Quotes) We have to believe that we can hold different points of view without labeling each other bad feminists. (Roxane Gay Quotes) We were the only black family in my neighborhood for many years. Wherever we lived, we were often the only black family, and certainly the only Haitian family. But my parents were really great at providing a loving home where we could feel safe and secure. (Roxane Gay Quotes) Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink - all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. (Roxane Gay Quotes) Margaret Sanger didn’t just introduce the idea of birth control into our culture at large, she freed women from indenture to their bodies. (Roxane Gay Quotes) It would be easy to assume that the open letter is a symptom of the Internet age. Such is not the case. In 1774, Benjamin Franklin wrote an open letter to the prime minister of Great Britain, Lord North - a satirical call for the imposition of martial law in the colonies. (Roxane Gay Quotes) I am 39. I am single. I am a black woman. I have too many advanced degrees. Many a news story tells me finding true love is likely a hopeless proposition. Now is the time when I need to believe in fairy tales. (Roxane Gay Quotes) This is where we should start focusing this conversation: how men (as readers, critics, and editors) can start to bear the responsibility for becoming better, broader readers. (Roxane Gay Quotes) Florida is a strange place: hot, beautiful, ugly. I love it here, and how nothing makes sense but still, somehow, there is a rhythm. (Roxane Gay Quotes) We bear witness to the worst of human brutality, retweet what we have witnessed, and then we move on to the next atrocity. There is always more atrocity. (Roxane Gay Quotes) In Haiti, beach bodies are simply bodies, and beach reads are simply books, because the beach is all around you. (Roxane Gay Quotes) This is the real problem feminism faces. Too many people are willfully ignorant about what the word means and what the movement aims to achieve. (Roxane Gay Quotes) I have never been married. I don’t know if I will ever marry, though I hope to. When I am asked why I have not married, I explain that my parents have been happily married for 42 years. The bar feels so very high for that kind of commitment. (Roxane Gay Quotes) It’s so hard to write about countries like Haiti because there’s truths behind the misperceptions people have. But there’s so much more. There are multiple truths. (Roxane Gay Quotes) My parents have been married for 42 years. Their marriage has been - from what I can see - a happy one. (Roxane Gay Quotes) Most open letters undoubtedly come from a good place, rising out of genuine outrage or concern or care. There is, admittedly, also a smugness to most open letters: a sense that we, as the writers of such letters, know better than those to whom the letters are addressed. We will impart our opinions to you, with or without your consent. (Roxane Gay Quotes) Most of the time, writing is a lot of fun, and not a small amount of self-medication (Roxane Gay Quotes) Love your friends’ kids, even if you don’t want or like children. Just do it. (Roxane Gay Quotes)

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