For women, the boundaries of acceptability are strict, and they are many. We must be seductive but pure, quiet but not aloof, fragile but industrious, and always, always small. We must not be too successful, too ambitious, too independent,
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“Maybe, the only reason we fall in love
is to see what we look like to someone else."
("The Lover as a Cult")”
― Life of the Party
is to see what we look like to someone else."
("The Lover as a Cult")”
― Life of the Party
“That's an only-one scenario," someone said. When I asked what he meant he told me, "A situation where the only option is equally seductive and terrifying." Then he said, "You know, removal of a dictator, falling in love, equally seductive and terrifying." See how many things you can think of that fit into that category,”
― Red, White, Blue
― Red, White, Blue
“Men always want to come inside you so that if they give you a sickness or a baby, you are bound to them forever. People will tell you men don’t like commitment and the first rule is that you shouldn’t believe them. Remember, sickness or a baby. Neither of which they’ll take care of.”
― Life of the Party
― Life of the Party
“No one was expecting me but everyone is relieved I am here. I am dressed perfectly for this weather. I am so glad I chose this outfit. I know exactly how to dance to this music.[...] I can make anyone fall in love with me, as long as they aren’t close by.”
― Life of the Party
― Life of the Party
“Sometimes, the writer in me wants to remember just so I can give you a story.”
― Life of the Party
― Life of the Party
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