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In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark.
In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark.
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.
Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.
Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.
There is always a chance that he who sets himself up as his brother's keeper will end up by being read more
There is always a chance that he who sets himself up as his brother's keeper will end up by being his jail-keeper.
In the past decade or so, the women's magazines have taken to running home-handyperson articles suggesting that women can learn read more
In the past decade or so, the women's magazines have taken to running home-handyperson articles suggesting that women can learn to fix things just as well as men. These articles are apparently based on the ludicrous assumption that _men_ know how to fix things, when in fact all they know how to do is _look_ at things in a certain squinty-eyed manner, which they learned in Wood Shop; eventually, when enough things in the home are broken, they take a job requiring them to transfer to another home.
Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
Parents: persons who spend half their time worrying how a child will turn out, and the rest of the time read more
Parents: persons who spend half their time worrying how a child will turn out, and the rest of the time wondering when a child will turn in.
Diamonds never leave you... men do!
Diamonds never leave you... men do!
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations ... can never effect a reform. -Susan B. Anthony.
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations ... can never effect a reform. -Susan B. Anthony.
