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The best novels are those that are important without being like medicine; they have something to say, are expansive and intelligent but never forget to be entertaining and to have character and emotion at their centre.

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I was stained by failure.

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Never ever accept 'Because You Are A Woman' as a reason for doing or not doing anything.

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Culture does not make people. People make culture.

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Our histories cling to us. We are shaped by where we come from.

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You deserve to take up space.

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If you start thinking about being likable you are not going to tell your story honestly.

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We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls: 'You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be succ…

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All over the world, girls are raised to be make themselves likeable, to twist themselves into shapes that suit other people. Please do not twist your…

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There are people who dislike you because you do not dislike yourself.

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