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The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed. -Edna O'Brien.
The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed. -Edna O'Brien.
If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons.
In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons.
If I were a girl, I'd despair. The supply of good women far exceeds that of the men who deserve read more
If I were a girl, I'd despair. The supply of good women far exceeds that of the men who deserve them.
The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. read more
The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.
While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman.
While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman.
Patience makes a woman beautiful in middle age.
Patience makes a woman beautiful in middle age.
Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner read more
Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner deny us bread than dare alter the observance of tradition.
Woman is not born: she is made. In the making, her humanity is destroyed. She becomes symbol of this, symbol read more
Woman is not born: she is made. In the making, her humanity is destroyed. She becomes symbol of this, symbol of that: mother of the earth, slut of the universe; but she never becomes herself because it is forbidden for her to do so.