We don’t necessarily know how to hear stories about any kind of violence, because it is hard to accept that violence is as simple as it is complicate… - Roxane Gay
" "We don’t necessarily know how to hear stories about any kind of violence, because it is hard to accept that violence is as simple as it is complicated, that you can love someone who hurts you, that you can stay with someone who hurts you, that you can be hurt by someone who loves you, that you can be hurt by a complete stranger, that you can be hurt in so many terrible, intimate ways.
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About Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator.
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