“Now she knew why girls were not allowed to feel anger—there was a reckless hope in it, and power.”
― Portrait of a Scotsman
― Portrait of a Scotsman
“Ma’am, I’m afraid the idea that a woman is a person, whether married or not, is so inherently radical no matter which way I present it I shall be considered a nuisance.”
― A Rogue of One's Own
― A Rogue of One's Own
“He had not made the rules, but he had never set out to change them, either. He had wasted a lot of time fighting the wrong wars.”
― A Rogue of One's Own
― A Rogue of One's Own
“What if love makes you want to fight harder? What if you look at your daughters and see the best reason to keep campaigning for women’s liberty? Or, think of the sons who might raise hell in Parliament as long as women cannot.”
― A Rogue of One's Own
― A Rogue of One's Own
“you have been the bravest woman I have ever met. I thought I knew you, but it was at best a long-enduring, boyish obsession, fraught with stung pride and fantasy. The last months have opened my eyes to the woman behind the warrior, and you exceed what my imagination pictured, and I laugh at my stupidity. Your stubborn courage humbles me. Your rage inspires me. You are like a storm moving through, rearranging whomever you touch in your wake—imagine the trouble we could cause if we joined forces.”
― A Rogue of One's Own
― A Rogue of One's Own
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