Category: women
Five Perfect Quotes
“Each obligation on its own seemed laughably easy. It was the sheer volume that threatened to bury her.” “She was all-powerful when she knew without doubt that she was in the right. But how often did you know for sure that you were right? Hardly ever.” “The three of them laughed that self-satisfied middle-aged-woman laugh… Continue reading Five Perfect Quotes
Never To Fit
“I had tried in different ways over the years to fit. I thought I could discipline my body and later my manners to take up less room.” – Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom
To be of use
The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. They seem to become natives of that element, the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half-submerged balls. I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy… Continue reading To be of use
Untitled
One of the skills I’ve acquired since turning 40 is the ability to recognize there will likely always be a gap between seeing a photo of myself and appreciating it. That gap, I’ve realized, is the time it takes me to overcome all the ways I’ve been taught to value myself in the world. The… Continue reading Untitled
When Battery Park City was a wheat field in 1982
In 1982, the artist Agnes Denes planted two acres of wheat on landfill that would become Battery Park City…
Transformation
I’ve never seen any life transformation that didn’t begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
The Wife
“My wife would be a much better writer than me. But she has no desire to be out in the world. You have to find a way to not let it take too much out of you.” -Austin Kleon