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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.
I've sometimes thought of marrying, and then I've thought again.
I've sometimes thought of marrying, and then I've thought again.
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the read more
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice -- that is, until we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say, "I lost it.".
All marriages are happy. It's living together afterwards that is difficult.
All marriages are happy. It's living together afterwards that is difficult.
Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other in practice read more
Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other in practice as large teeming flaw colonies, the result being that they get on each other's nerves and regularly erupt into vicious emotional shouting matches over such issues as toaster settings.
When women go wrong, men go right after them. -Mae West.
When women go wrong, men go right after them. -Mae West.
Being a gentleman is the number one priority, the chief question integral to our national life.
Being a gentleman is the number one priority, the chief question integral to our national life.
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 striking point about our model family is not simply the compete-compete, consume-consume style of life it urges us to read more
The striking point about our model family is not simply the compete-compete, consume-consume style of life it urges us to follow. The striking point, in the face of all the propaganda, is how few Americans actually live this way.
