This is stupid. There's work to be done. Tomorrow tens of thousands of us are going to take to the streets and demand fair access to education, and my smashed little heart shouldn't matter. But it does. The whole world is changing, and I just want to be the kind of girl who gets taken in somebody's arms. Laurie Penny
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The quote "This is stupid" is a response to the statement "Tomorrow tens of thousands of us are going to take to the streets and demand fair access to education, and my smashed little heart shouldn't matter." In this statement, she is trying to justify her pursuit of a relationship, but her actions clearly show that she is not ready for one. She seems to want to have a relationship with someone who isn't ready for it yet, and doesn't seem to think that people should be able to have a relationship when they are not ready.

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