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That Lily Bart should object to being bantered about her suitors, or even about her means of attracting them, was so new to Selden that he had a momentary flash of surprise, which lit up a number of possibilities; but she rose gallantly to
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“I will not stay, not ever again - in a room or conversation or relationship or institution that requires me to abandon myself.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“Anger is effortless. Kindness is hard. Try to exert yourself.”
― The Book of Longings
― The Book of Longings
“At what point are women forgiven for not being supernaturally resilient Amazons who spend all their waking hours fighting injustice?”
― The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick
― The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick
“Each of us must find a way to love the world. You have found yours.”
― The Book of Longings
― The Book of Longings
“A reporter asked me which famous woman was my role model, a question that always leaves me stumped. I know it’s the wrong feminist answer, but most of my role models have been men. They always had the lives I wanted.”
― The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992
― The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992
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