Why do we view the boundaries people create for themselves … - Roxane Gay

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Why do we view the boundaries people create for themselves as challenges? Why do we see someone setting a limit and then try to push?

Roxane Gay

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body · June 13, 2017 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator.

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Alternative Names: Roxanne Gay

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