The more I think about it, the more I realize that we, women, set impossible models for ourselves. That we… — Buchi Emecheta
The more I think about it, the more I realize that we, women, set impossible models for ourselves. That we make life intolerable for each other. I can't live up to our role models, older wife. That’s why I need to create my own.
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