she only ever seemed to bring out the worst in men. They either wanted to control her, touch her, dominate her, silence her, correct her, or tell her what to do.
She didn’t, of course; there were several men with whom she brought forth their best. But Zott's correct in that many strong but insecure men are both attracted to and repelled by a strong woman- and many react by trying to quash and cancel her.
“outside, giving a little prayer of thanks to no one in particular. Because when some incident sheds a favorable light on an old and absent friend, that’s about as good a gift as chance intends to offer.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“she only ever seemed to bring out the worst in men. They either wanted to control her, touch her, dominate her, silence her, correct her, or tell her what to do.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
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