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“I always had a strong reluctance to hurt people, which is always the best way of hurting oneself.”
― Promise at Dawn
― Promise at Dawn
“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”
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“When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity, she finally began to enjoy being a woman.”
― The Feminine Mystique
― The Feminine Mystique
“She's my friend, the boy said simply. That's who she is and that's enough for me. As Minli looked at the buffalo boy, aglow with happiness against his poor surroundings, she saw it was enough for him. More than enough, as the smile that kept curling up on his face told her.”
― Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
― Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
“The only way for a woman, as for a man, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own.”
― The Feminine Mystique
― The Feminine Mystique
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