Best Roxane Gay Sayings
- I support anything that broadens the message of gender equality and tempers the stigma of the feminist label. We run into trouble, though, when we… Actual
- Feminism is, I hope, a way to a better future for everyone who inhabits this world. Feminism should not be something that needs a seductive… Better
- I was in love with the idea of love, so I created elaborate fictions for my relationships - fictions that allowed me to believe that… Allowed
- I love, but I am not entirely sure how to be loved: how to be seen and known for the utterly flawed woman I am.… Acknowledging
- Florida is a strange place: hot, beautiful, ugly. I love it here, and how nothing makes sense but still, somehow, there is a rhythm. Beautiful
- My parents have been married for 42 years. Their marriage has been - from what I can see - a happy one. Been
- Day after day with them, I see more and more of my parents in me. I see where all my quirks come from. I see… All
- I believe in the freedom of expression, unequivocally - though, as I have written before, I wish more people would understand that freedom of expression… Believe
- Demands for solidarity can quickly turn into demands for groupthink, making it difficult to express nuance. Demands
- We cannot sway extremists with rational thought or with our ideas of right and wrong. Extremists
- The expansive anarchy of the Internet continues to lull us into believing that, because we can see something, that something should be seen. Because we… Anarchy
- We have cellphones and smartphones and iDevices and laptops and the ability to be perpetually connected. We never have to miss anything, significant or insignificant. Ability
- We bear witness to the worst of human brutality, retweet what we have witnessed, and then we move on to the next atrocity. There is… Atrocity
- Public intellectuals are often put in the position of having their words, no matter how off-the-cuff, treated as doctrine. Cuff
- We have to believe that we can hold different points of view without labeling each other bad feminists. Bad
- Beyonce is not above critique. As a feminist herself, I hope Beyonce would welcome it. Beyonce
- The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation of church and… Amendment
- I live in Indiana and teach at Purdue University, a wonderful school with some of the brightest students I have ever had the privilege of… All