Given the cultural barriers to intersex conversation, the amazing thing is that we would even expect women and men to have anything to say to each other for more than ten minutes at a stretch. The barriers are ancient -- perhaps rooted, as some paleontologist may soon discover, in the contrast between the occasional guttural utterances exchanged in male hunting bands and the extended discussions characteristic of female food-gathering groups.
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Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, "She read more
Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes." They will say, "Women don't have what it takes. -Clare Boothe Luce.
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
Compromise: An amiable arrangement between husband and wife whereby they agree to let her have her own way.
Compromise: An amiable arrangement between husband and wife whereby they agree to let her have her own way.
It's not as great a day for the bride as she thinks. She's not marrying the best man.
It's not as great a day for the bride as she thinks. She's not marrying the best man.
The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man.
The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man.
I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me read more
I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. -Rebecca West.
Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner read more
Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner deny us bread than dare alter the observance of tradition.
Woman submits to her fate; man makes his.
Woman submits to her fate; man makes his.
