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Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.
Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.
If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. read more
If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. -Mary Frances Berry.
Family jokes, though rightly cursed by strangers, are the bond that keeps most families alive.
Family jokes, though rightly cursed by strangers, are the bond that keeps most families alive.
A woman in love can't be reasonable--or she probably wouldn't be in love.
A woman in love can't be reasonable--or she probably wouldn't be in love.
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.
The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive.
The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive.
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.
What a man sows, that shall he and his relations reap.
What a man sows, that shall he and his relations reap.
Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try to give their best qualities to men -- read more
Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try to give their best qualities to men -- bring them softness, teach them how to cry. -Joan Baez.
