Lindi Ortega Quotes

“My dad was a bass player in a Latino band when I was growing up. So we always had musical instruments in our basement.”

“The most terrifying thing in the world was having to give a speech at my girlfriend's wedding. I was physically shaking and sweating the entire time.”

“We only get one life. Wasting someone’s time is the subtlest form of murder.”

“[He] made me feel lonely, and being alone with another person is much worse than being alone all by yourself.”

“In a certain light, feminism is just the long, slow realization that the stuff you love hates you”

“I listened to Howard Stern every morning in college. I loved Howard. I still do, though I had to achingly bow out as my feminism solidified. (In a certain light, feminism is just the long, slow realization that the stuff you love hates you.)”

“I don’t want to save the world, I just want to inspire it.”

“Sometimes in life, you do things you don’t want to. Sometimes you sacrifice, sometimes you compromise. Sometimes you let go and sometimes you fight. It’s all about deciding what’s worth losing and what’s worth keeping.”

“The rich aren't paying for luxury - they're paying for basic humanity.”

“Your father...isn't good with emotions.” “Yeah. Figured that out a while ago.” Like, when I was four and cried because our family cat died and he offered to have it stuffed as a means to make me feel better. It didn't.”