I hate small talk. It is small. Small is for teacups and occasionally for tiny houses. Too much small talk is how a country is given to sociopaths wh… - Tressie McMillan Cottom

Too much small talk is how a country is given to sociopaths who thrive on shallow chatter to distract their emotional sleight of hand. Talk should be meaningful and kept to a minimum.

But if I believe that I can become beautiful, I become an economic subject. My desire becomes a marker.

We don’t even have the power to build a bubble, right? That’s the ultimate story of being who we are and writing about ourselves. We don’t even have the authority to create that bubble.

If I believe that I can become beautiful, I become an economic subject. My desire becomes a market.