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25 Things Writers Should Stop Doing
Posted on May 20, 2012 via Writers of Tumblr with 474 notes
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In college, one of my English professors threatened to institute a “sorry jar” policy for the females in his classes. Like the “swear jar,” the sorry jar would have required a monetary donation any time a female spoke in class and, at some point in her talking, apologized. Apparently his female students—strong, smart women in a top liberal arts college—often (unconsciously, accidentally) apologized, just for expressing their ideas.
In 2011, The Atlantic published 235 pieces men and 91 by women. Harper’s: 141 men, 42 women. The London Review of Books: 504 men, 117 women.
VIDA: Woman in Literary Arts compiles the above numbers every year, one of their many efforts to explore critical and cultural perceptions of writing by women. Their first annual fundraiser, hosted by Riverhead Books, will be June 18, 2012, in Brooklyn. I suggest you attend—not only to drink unlimited beer and to mingle with Emma Straub but to support this organization and the women writers out there who, every day, are fighting to be heard.
Posted on May 20, 2012 via Books Matter with 122 notes
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It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.
Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay (via pavorst)Posted on May 20, 2012 via squid milk javelin with 385 notes
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Panic is the sudden realization that everything around you is alive.
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I live my own life and nurse my own wounds. It’s not the best way to live. But it’s the way I am.
Jeffrey Eudenides, Middlesex (via pavorst)Posted on May 20, 2012 via squid milk javelin with 1,019 notes
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Sometimes people hurt more than they can handle… And sometimes they don’t know how to ask for help. They’re so caught up in their own pain, they end up hurting everyone around them.
Rebecca Donovan, Barely Breathing (via larmoyante)Posted on May 20, 2012 via Dusk with 1,421 notes
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Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.
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I’ve learned that things change, people change, and it doesn’t mean you forget the past or try to cover it up. It simply means that you move on and treasure the memories. Letting go doesn’t mean giving up… it means accepting that some things weren’t meant to be.
Lisa Brooks (via quotes-shape-us)Posted on May 20, 2012 via Quotes For You. with 14 notes
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Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.
Tina Fey, Bossypants (via quotes-shape-us)Posted on May 20, 2012 via Quotes For You. with 56 notes
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