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I see my tweets as a current joining a bunch of other currents in the world's craziest ocean.

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Roxane Gay
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 15
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I wrote myself back together. I wrote myself toward a stronger version of myself . . . Through writing and feminism, I also found that if I was a little bit brave, another woman might hear me and see me and recognize that none of us are the nothing the world tries to tell us we are.
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What is it like to be connected to someone you can never get away from, for better or worse? I love trying to answer that question.
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The actual act of writing brings me such pleasure - to tell stories, to engage in cultural criticism, to reflect, to question, all of it is invigorating.
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If I cannot rest and relax, all the work I do is for naught.
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I am human. I am messy. I'm not trying to be an example. I am not trying to be perfect. I am not trying to say I have all the answers. I am not trying to say I'm right. I am just trying - trying to support what I believe in, trying to do some good in this world, trying to make some noise with my writing while also being myself.
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Feminism is definitely a part of everything I do.
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There's certainly a portion of my brain that is always tuned to making wry observations about the world, but that portion of my brain was alive and well before Twitter.
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I read constantly because there is so much to learn from the writing in the world.
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I don't want the success to go away. I don't want it to seem unearned.
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Truth can hurt so very much.
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I can't please everyone. I am trying not to let the pressure consume me.
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Good fiction challenges us as much as it entertains and these days, we could do with both of these things.
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Just write and love what you're writing. And if you're not loving what you're writing, take a look at why and fix that.
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We need to stop playing Privilege or Oppression Olympics because we'll never get anywhere until we find more effective ways of talking through difference. We should be able to say, “This is my truth,” and have that truth stand without a hundred clamoring voices shouting, giving the impression that multiple truths cannot coexist.
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I approach most things in life with a dangerous level of confidence to balance my generally low self-esteem.
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Books are often far more than just books.
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My fiction is a very accurate reflection of the world we live in. Certainly, in some stories, that reflection is amplified but America elected a man who enjoys grabbing women by their pussies.
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My tweeting is cool and calm unless I am riled up about something and then I just surrender to the fury of my fingers.
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Readers need to stop assuming characters are white if race isn't explicitly defined.
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Nemeses aren't born. They are made.
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