Suzanne Moss > Quotes

“she had even begun to consider that she may have a point. Perhaps she had spent much time in a man’s world of scholarship, one’s self shaped by experiences marking its pages. The thought was almost better than the notion that her mind had betrayed her of its own accord.”
― Suzanne Moss, Observations on the Danger of Female Curiosity: Including an account of the unnatural tendencies arising on the over-stimulation of the mind of a lady

“we know and can know too little about her for me to be comfortable fictionalising around the sparse facts. Instead, she and the colourful characters around her are inspirations for those in this book.”
― Suzanne Moss, Observations on the Danger of Female Curiosity: Including an account of the unnatural tendencies arising on the over-stimulation of the mind of a lady

“The text involves some difficult topics – including views on women, black people, colonialism and slavery, disability and queer people. At times it has been uncomfortable to write and I know that parts may be to read, but I hope that it tries to balance the views and experiences, both positive and problematic by modern views, of the time. The lines intersecting historical accuracy, acceptability in fiction and sensitively truthful representation rarely meet comfortably and there are always choices to be made.”
― Suzanne Moss, Observations on the Danger of Female Curiosity: Including an account of the unnatural tendencies arising on the over-stimulation of the mind of a lady

“My dear, we would understand love more fully if we were able to observe, discuss, and explore without prejudice. However, there must always be a human limit to our endeavours and so, like science, our public explorations must focus on those which society deems acceptable. You are quite at liberty to observe and understand yourself and others like you, but you are right that it is not usual and the set that call themselves polite are anything but. They will set upon any difference they can and use it for their own amusement and personal gain. You must think carefully about your future and the path you wish to take.”
― Suzanne Moss, Observations on the Danger of Female Curiosity: Including an account of the unnatural tendencies arising on the over-stimulation of the mind of a lady