“a raped girl is bad for the family: it shows that they can’t protect their women; that they have little social standing; and that they’re not respectable. It’s worse for the victim because once a woman, or a girl—or a… — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
“Another of them died last night. His body was in the bazaar this morning. It lay, with a collecting bowl at its feet, on the charpoy that is reserved for those who die without money or family to bury them.… — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
Remember that what you have is unique because it's your own special way of looking at the world. — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
The richest most meaningful stories are found in small places: made, carried, crafted, told, and retold by apparently unimportant people. — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
I used to think about how I was conceived quite a lot when I was about 10 or 11, but I don't think about… — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
The young women in my classes are feisty and clever and believe, often with the passion of youthful optimism, that feminism is a battle… — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
“I’m playing catch with Nisha and Nena. They’re standing against the opposite wall shrieking with enjoyment. They’re teenagers, but they’ve never played catch before… — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
Don't write the book you think publishers want to commission. Plenty of other writers will be doing the same thing. — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
People still come up to me and ask whether I am Louise Brown or if they've seen me somewhere else before. — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
Every year I teach dozens of students at the University of Birmingham. Most of the students on the gender and sexuality courses are women.… — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
