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Jane Austen: One of Edward's...

Jane Austen: One of Edward's...

One of Edward's Mistresses was Jane Shore, who has had a play written about her, but it is a tragedy and therefore not...

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Brigid Brophy: I refuse to...

Brigid Brophy: I refuse to...

I refuse to consign the whole male sex to the nursery. I insist on believing that some men are my...

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Emily Dickinson: Success is counted...

Emily Dickinson: Success is counted...

Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest...

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Emily Dickinson: Till the first...

Emily Dickinson: Till the first...

Till the first friend dies, we think our ecstasy impersonal, but then discover that he was the cup from which we drank...

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Roseanne Barr: Women complain about...

Roseanne Barr: Women complain about...

Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month I can be...

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Ethel Barrymore: That's all there...

Ethel Barrymore: That's all there...

That's all there is, there isn't any more.

Source: Curtain call, 1904.
-- Ethel...

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Nadia Boulanger: Life is denied...

Nadia Boulanger: Life is denied...

Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a...

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: I never felt...

Helen Gahagan Douglas: I never felt...

I never felt I left the stage.

Source: On being a politician; Center Stage,...

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Emily Dickinson: No Life can...

Emily Dickinson: No Life can...

No Life can pompless pass away --
The lowliest career
To the same Pageant wends its way
As that exalted here...

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Maureen Duffy: I think basically...

Maureen Duffy: I think basically...

I think basically I just think I want everyone and don't really want anybody.

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Ava Gardner: What's the point?...

Ava Gardner: What's the point?...

What's the point? My face, shall we say, looks lived in.

Source: On not lying about...

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Emily Dickinson: My friends are...

Emily Dickinson: My friends are...

My friends are my estate.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for Success, by...

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Alice James: You must remember...

Alice James: You must remember...

You must remember that a woman, by nature, needs much less to feed upon than a man, a few emotions and she is...

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Fran Lebowitz: Women who insist...

Fran Lebowitz: Women who insist...

Women who insist upon having the same options as men would do well to consider the option of being the strong, silent...

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Erma Bombeck: Guilt: the gift...

Erma Bombeck: Guilt: the gift...

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.

Source: Quoted by John Skow Time, 2 Jul...

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Renata Adler: There follows a...

Renata Adler: There follows a...

There follows a little obscenity here, a dask of philosophy there, considerable whining overall, and a modern...

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Doris Lilly: It's intoxicating for...

Doris Lilly: It's intoxicating for...

It's intoxicating for a man to be waited on. Combine this with very, very skillful sex, and that will get...

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Shana Alexander: When the prima...

Shana Alexander: When the prima...

When the prima ballerina found ground glass in her toe slipper . . . every other dancer in the company was equally...

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Harriet Lerner: Anger is a...

Harriet Lerner: Anger is a...

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.

Source: The Dance of Anger,...

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Ann Oakley: Being a good...

Ann Oakley: Being a good...

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife. . . . a dedication to keeping...

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