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Roxane Gay Quotes

Total quotes: 111
“I don't have any magic tips. When I needed an agent, I googled how do I get an agent? and followed the directions.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Quote of the Moment, How to be a writer
“They act as if love can protect the most vulnerable members of their family from the repercussions of their political choices. It cannot.”
— Roxane Gay, The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Is Funny. I’m Not Going to Keep Watching.
Tagged: Trump, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, TV, Politics
“Despite everything we know about the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, women are still not believed. Their experiences are still minimized. And the male perpetrators of these crimes are given all manner of leniency.”
— Roxane Gay, Opinion | I Thought Men Might Do Better Than This
Tagged: Sexual Assault, feminism
“This body is resilient. It can endure all kinds of things. My body offers me the power of presence. My body is powerful.”
— Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of(My) Body
Tagged: The Body
“The older I get the more I realize that it is important to know the difference between when I should speak and when I should listen. I am not well-versed in many subjects that I care about so I listen and read to those who are.”
— Roxane Gay, When To Speak, When To Listen
Tagged: Tweets, Really Good Advice, Advice, Listening, Speaking, mindfulness
“Worry about your own lives and leave me alone.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Where We Focus Attention, Anti-Social, Introverts
“I buried the girl I had been because she ran into all kinds of trouble. I tried to erase every memory of her, but she is still there, somewhere. She is still small and scared and ashamed, and perhaps I am writing my way back to her, trying to tell her everything she needs to hear.”
— Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of(My) Body
Tagged: erasure, Past Selves, Past
“I am stronger than I am broken.”
— Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of
Tagged: strength, Inspirational
“You have to prove that you deserve to have yourself cut open.”
— Roxane Gay, The Body That Understands What Fullness Is
Tagged: Weight, Image, Self-Image, weight loss, Bodies, Body
“It's hard not to feel humorless, as a woman and a feminist, to recognize misogyny in so many forms, some great and some small, and know you're not imagining things. It's hard to be told to lighten up because if you lighten up any more, you're going to float the fuck away.”
— Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays
Tagged: feminism, Misogyny
“I opened envelopes and sorted things and logged things. After a while I got to read submissions. And it was some of the best writing education I've ever had. If you want to grow as a writer, volunteer at a lit mag or small press!”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Tips, Writer's Truth, writer's experience
“All I do in therapy is pretend I'm not crying. It's super productive.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: therapy
“I believe writers should be protected and that agents protect writers.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Writers, agents, writer's protection
“I don’t really have a schedule or routine. I do what I can when I can.”
— Roxane Gay, I'm Author Roxane Gay, and This Is How I Work
Tagged: Writing, Routines, How to be a writer
“People think we're dressing for men, but please. Men don't give a fuck.”
— Roxane Gay, What Does Dressing For Work Actually Mean?
Tagged: Fashion, clothing
“Meet different people then. Also I just... don’t care about men. I don’t care if you’re a feminist or not. I have other things to do with my time and energy. Have a good week tho https://t.co/e0nOXXOyr0”
— Roxane Gay, Roxane Gay Just Doesn't Care About Men
Tagged: Twitter
“I am not looking for a man. I do not need tips on finding one. I am unbothered. I’ve found what I want and am all set. Thanks dumbass.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: strong independent woman, women don't need men, Self-Reliance, Self Confidence, Empowering
“Book sales are important because that’s how writers try to make a living. But no one can or should buy every book. Libraries are vital.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Books, book sales, Writers, writers' earnings, Writer's Truth, libraries are important, Libraries
“Up and coming writers, I warmly urge you to not read Goodreads reviews of your book. The site is for readers, not writers. Spare yourself.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Writing, Writer Advice, writer's experience, writer's protection, book reviews
“Writing requires courage, audacity. I'm not suggesting that there is something heroic about writing, but I do believe that to commit words and ideas to the page demands something of the writer. ”
— Roxane Gay, Light the Dark
Tagged: Writing, writer
“I will always be fat first. I will always have this weakness; it will always be easily exploited.”
— Roxane Gay, The Body That Understands What Fullness Is
Tagged: fat
“Don’t make bizarre, inappropriate assumptions about things you know nothing about.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: jumping into conclusions, Ignorance
“Nobody has 'no voice.' We have to abandon such thinking. Some voices are louder or receive more consideration. But everyone has a voice.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: everyone has a voice, learn to speak up, Speak Up
“My schedule is very very intricate and planned out for quite some time. When you fuck with my schedule I get irritated.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Schedules, planned schedule
“The cultural measure for obesity often seems to be anyone who appears to be larger than a size 6, or anyone whose body doesn't naturally cater to the male gaze, or anyone with cellulite on her thighs.”
— Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of(My) Body
Tagged: Body Image, Memoir, fat
“Let me be clear, most of the writing I did today was trash. That's not me being humble or self-deprecating. It's just fact.”
— Roxane Gay, Roxane Gay Gets Honest About The Writing Process
Tagged: Writing, How to be a writer
“Men spend a lot of time letting me know no one wants me. Guys, it’s totally fine. I will survive it.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Men, women independence, strong independent woman, Self-Reliance, Self Confidence, women don't need men, Women Empowerment, Empowering
“I often say that reading and writing saved my life. I mean that quite literally.”
— Roxane Gay, Hunger
Tagged: Writing, Literature Saves Lives
“Gérard spends his days thinking about the many reasons he hates America that include but are not limited to the people, the weather, having to drive everywhere and having to go to school every day.”
— Roxane Gay, Ayiti
Tagged: first lines of books, America
“Some women being empowered does not prove the patriarchy is dead. It proves that some of us are lucky.”
— Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays
“I am not cold. I wasn't ever cold. My warmth was hidden far away from anything that could bring hurt because I knew I didn't have the inner scaffolding to endure any more hurt in those protected places.”
— Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of
Tagged: Introversion, Warm, cold, shyness, Quote of the Moment
“I tell myself no one is going to read my work and that’s how I find the ovaries to get my work put there.”
— Roxane Gay, Do you ever feel terrified by creating something...
Tagged: Being Brave, Brave, Bravery, bold, IDGAF, Reading, Writing, Being A Writer, putting yourself out there, Quote of the Moment
“I love teaching and I love the security of a regular paycheck, and I especially love health insurance.”
— Roxane Gay, Scratch
Tagged: Books, Money, Writers, Writers and money
“Forty percent of my income comes from teaching, thirty percent from speaking, and about thirty percent from writing.”
— Roxane Gay, Scratch
Tagged: Books, Money, Writers, Writers and money
“What you need to know is that my life is split in two, cleaved not so neatly. There is the before and the after. Before I gained weight. After I gained weight. Before I was raped. After I was raped.”
— Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of(My) Body
Tagged: Body Image, Memoir, fat, Rape, Before and after
“Writers are always looking for the secret. And sometimes someone knows someone or whatever but mostly you just need to write.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Writing, Being A Writer, How to be a writer, Twitter, Quote of the Moment
“It’s really frustrating to watch women decry sexual violence and harassment unless their friend has been accused. Then, suddenly there’s more to the story.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Sexual Harassment, selective feminism, feminism, sexual violence, Sexual Assault, sexual harassment issue
“The time for gun control is all the yesterdays where lives were senselessly lost.”
— Roxane Gay
Tagged: Gun Control, gun shootings, Mass Shootings, Guns
“In our culture, we talk a lot about change and growing up, but man, we don’t talk nearly enough about how difficult it is. It is difficult”
— Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of(My) Body
Tagged: Growing Up
“Living in my body has expanded my empathy for other people and the truths of their bodies. Certainly, it has shown me the importance of inclusivity and acceptance (not merely tolerance) for diverse body types.”
— Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of(My) Body
Tagged: Acceptance
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