“She didn't care that people called her a bitch. 'It's just another word for feminist,' she told me with pride.”

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The quote presents the word "bitch" as a slur that the person refuses to be shamed by. It frames the insult as something she reclaims and links it to feminism. The tone is defiant and proud.

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About Gayle Forman

American young adult fiction author

Gayle Forman is an American young adult fiction author, best known for her novel If I Stay. The book reached the top of the New York Times Best Sellers list for Young Adult Fiction and was later adapted into a film of the same name. She writes for young adult readers and is most closely associated with If I Stay, the work that brought her widest recognition. Her public profile rests on that novel and its film adaptation, which extended its reach beyond the page.

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