"What would happen if we spoke the truth?"

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Source : Alison Bechdel (2007). “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic”, p.123, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Alison Bechdel

“I've often thought, I'm nobody. Why would God answer my prayer? But God's not impressed by eloquence; he's impressed by our longing for him.”
“Taking the lead, that was the hard part. To concede after that was a massive disappointment - not good enough.”
“Our society and our organizations have learned to value masculine, 'quick-fix' traits in leaders. In a primitive society, a rural society, or even the industrial society of the early 1990s, quick fixes worked out all right. But they are less likely to work in a complex society. We need to look at long-range outcomes now. Service and patience are what can keep things running effectively today and women can contribute a lot in both of these areas.”
“You can always find reasons to work. There will always be one more thing to do. But when people don't take time out, they stop being productive. They stop being happy, and that affects the morale of everyone around them.”
“A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.”
“First, you have stereotypes, and that will be the black drug dealer, the east Asian kung fu master, the Middle Eastern terrorist in 'True Lies.' Then you have stuff that takes place on culturally specific terrain, that engages with it, but actually subverts assumptions. 'Smashes' stereotypes. That's where I've come into the game.”

Source : "Riz Ahmed: actor, rapper, ranter". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. April 27, 2013.
“The money can be decent, but I really don't recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong.”
“Our task force put to sea in early January 1942, to attack the Japanese in the Marshall and Gilbert islands, but the mission was called off on the eve of the attack.”

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