"For me, to be a feminist is to answer the question 'Are women human?' with a yes."

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Source : Katha Pollitt (1995). “Reasonable creatures: essays on women and feminism”

Katha Pollitt

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“The greater the trust within the couple, the greater the opening to share in love.”
“I have church on Sunday.â€ â€œOf course you do.â€ â€œYouâ€™re welcome to come along.â€ â€œThanks, but Iâ€™m allergic to incense.â€ â€œThatâ€™s a shame.â€ â€œItâ€™s the bane of my existence.â€ - Beth and Jake”
“This is a clichÃ©, but never listen to anyone who says â€œYou canâ€™t do thatâ€. Those are usually the people who canâ€™t do it. Not you.”
“My dad said, 'In school, be a Catholic. At home, be a Hindu.' So we did both.”
“Women are not the problem they're the solution”
“Better than that orange crap you wear!”
“The first person I learned I could make happy with laughter was my mother, whom I idolize. It was a powerful thing to realize. I knew I had found my life's work.”
“I think clothing is transformative. When you put something really beautiful on, you feel something. In so many ways, were always playing a form of dress-up - its just a grown-up, much chicer version of it. Its nice to be able to be whoever you want to be.”

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