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Tavi Gevinson Quotes

Total quotes: 15
“It will take a long time for me to process the rareness of this connection, and the feeling that it’s over. But it’s not over. The changes people create in one another do not go away.”
— Tavi Gevinson, Thank you for growing up with us.
Tagged: Breaking Up, Moving On
“What I’ve been trying to do lately is write down five things I’m grateful for that morning in my notes app. It’s a mental-health thing. I was like, Oh, well, if I can’t stop reaching for my phone first thing because it has my alarm on it, then I should start with that routine instead of reading whatever Trump tweeted last night.”
— Tavi Gevinson, How I Get It Done: Tavi Gevinson
Tagged: Routines, Gratitude, Trump, Mental Health
“Many have said that it doesn’t get better, but you get better; better-equipped for dealing and coping and thriving.”
— Tavi Gevinson, A Work in Progress
Tagged: coping, A Work in Progress, Cyberfeminism, Influences, Legacy
“It was no longer enough to publish good content and know your existing readers would come to you. This is still true, now: A lot of the editors I know must overachieve for their publication just to survive.”
— Tavi Gevinson, Thank you for growing up with us.
Tagged: Digital media, Publishing, The Publishing Industry, The internet, Rookie Mag, Business
“In my diary from that time, I freaked out at how nice my heroes were and how aggressive other people could be.”
— Tavi Gevinson, The Diary of a 13-Year-Old Style Blogger at Fashion Week
Tagged: Fashion Week, Rookie Mag, Tavi Gevinson, NYFW
“I really love working from home and then emerging into the world at night. I don’t get ready until it’s 6 p.m. and I’m on my way to meet someone.”
— Tavi Gevinson, How I Get It Done: Tavi Gevinson
Tagged: Routines, Writers, How to be a writer
“[Being a boss] is my job…We’re all feminists here and I don’t think anyone I work with would interpret that being a boss would be like being a bitch or anything.”
— Tavi Gevinson, Tavi Gevinson Dishes On Online Magazine 'Rookie' That Launches Today
Tagged: Alpha Female, Women, Woman, boss, In Charge, Bitch
“There’s this illusion that the internet is a democracy or a meritocracy, and that if your voice isn’t rising to the top immediately, it’s some problem with you.”
— Tavi Gevinson, How I Get It Done: Tavi Gevinson
Tagged: Writers, Social Media, The internet
“Doors have knobs. They can be opened. Writing fiction is one way. Reading, watching, and listening are others.”
— Tavi Gevinson, How To Tell A Story
Tagged: Storytelling, Empathy, Writing, Art, Point of View
“Where would I be without Instagram? Definitely not in the luxury rental building I was paid to live in and post about for a year back in 2017.”
— Tavi Gevinson, Who Would Tavi Gevinson Be Without Instagram?
Tagged: Instagram, Tavi Gevinson, Personal Brands, The Digital Age
“There’s nothing to do about growing pains except sit in them.”
— Tavi Gevinson, A Few Thoughts On Growing Pains
Tagged: Growing Pains, Growth, Learning, Life
“It has sometimes felt like there are two Rookies: There’s the publication that you read, that I also love reading, writing for, and editing; and then there is the company that I own and am responsible for. The former is an art project; the latter is a business. Each one needs and feeds the other.”
— Tavi Gevinson, What the closing of Rookie Mag means for the future of women's media – Perfect Mag
Tagged: Media, Rookie
“What a burden, to carry around not only what happened but the fear that if I do not control myself, my next unexpected trauma response could easily lead to a social-media post that would blow up all of our lives. This infuriates me. I did not ask for this (non-systemic) power.”
— Tavi Gevinson, Britney Spears Was Never in Control
Tagged: Tavi Gevinson, Britney Spears
“When girls write to us about how inadequate they feel and how shitty Instagram makes them feel and how cool other people look and how lame they are, I just want to be like, No, no, no, no! This is all strategic. You’re doing great. Nothing exciting is happening over here except ambitious people in a constant state of panic. Including me.”
— Tavi Gevinson, How I Get It Done: Tavi Gevinson
Tagged: Writers, Career, Instagram, 20-Somethings, Falling Behind, Adulting, Quote of the Moment
“ I’m not a school counselor. I’m not a therapist. I only have as many hours in a day as anyone else. I edit this publication and I write because I need to, but if I looked at everything and responded to even one person, then I would have to respond to everyone and the work wouldn’t happen. A couple of times I’ve gotten involved in people’s lives like that, and it never ends well. It doesn’t help them.”
— Tavi Gevinson, How I Get It Done: Tavi Gevinson
Tagged: Writers, How to be a writer, Career
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