it seemed to reflect the ways in which she allowed the whims of men to dictate the parameters of her existence,
“How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?”
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“There are many ways to be free. One of them is to transcend reality by imagination, as I try to do.”
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“Because I was raised in a Christian culture I never considered myself to be a totally free human being.”
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