My dad once told me that he would rather I had an old boyfriend than a tall boyfriend. … - Lena Dunham

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May I see my own limits with compassion, just as I view the limits of others.

Lena Dunham

My dad once told me that he would rather I had an old boyfriend than a tall boyfriend. I don't know why, I think he's just feels stressed by. . . He' not that short I just think the idea of a really tall guy is super anxiety producing to him. And now I'm with neither old guy nor a very tall guy. So everything has worked out perfectly.

Boyfriend, Dad, Ideas, Think, Thinking, Told

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Girls are trained to say, ‘I wrote this, but it’s probably really stupid. ’ Well, no, you wouldn’t write a novel if you thought it was really stupid. Men are much more comfortable going, ‘I wrote this book because I have a unique perspective that the world needs to hear. ’ Girls are taught from the age of seven that if you get a compliment, you don’t go, ‘Thank you’, you go, ‘No, you’re insane.

Attitude, Compliment, Education, Girl, Hear, Wrote

Part of being a feminist is giving other women the freedom to make choices you might not necessarily make yourself.

Choices, Feminist, Freedom, Giving, Make, Women

Don't wait around for someone else to tell your story. Do it yourself by whatever means necessary.

Directors, Mean, Story, Tell, Wait, Waiting

I wish that author [ E. L. James] all the success in the world. It's just not for me.

Wish, World, Success, Author

I consider being female such a unique gift, such a sacred joy, in ways that run so deep I can't articulate them. It's a special kind of privilege to be born into the body you wanted, to embrace the essence of your gender even as you recognize what you are up against. Even as you seek to redefine it.

Against, Deep, Essence, Running, Seek, Unique