I think when people begin to tell their stories, everything changes, because not only are you legitimised in the telling of your story and are you found, literally, like you matter, you exist in the telling of your story, but when you hear your story be told, you suddenly exist in community and with others. Eve Ensler Read Quote
I was a waitress for nine years, which I don’t regret at all. It taught me about discipline. I was always writing; it took a long time to make a career of it. Eve Ensler Read Quote
Before cancer, I was obviously disconnected. I had a tumor the size of a mango inside me and didn’t do anything about it. It wasn’t like I didn’t know something was wrong. Eve Ensler Read Quote
When I wrote ‘The Good Body,’ I turned 40 and suddenly had this stomach. It seemed like the end of the world. Because I didn’t value my body. I was constantly judging it, but I also didn’t live in it. Eve Ensler Read Quote
The minute someone tells you you have cancer, it’s kind of like you die. You really do die. It’s like you get that you’re mortal. Eve Ensler Read Quote
It’s a weird thing about the truth: It protects you. What really makes you vulnerable is when you’re lying because you’re going to get caught. When you tell the truth, there’s a strange relief that comes. Eve Ensler Read Quote
Whatever culture, whatever country, girls are taught to please others as opposed to pleasing themselves. Eve Ensler Read Quote
I grew up in a tradition where having ideas and contributing to the community and creating art that had an impact on the world mattered. That’s part of the Jewish tradition. Eve Ensler Read Quote
