It’s because a woman’s entire self-worth rests on her looks. That’s why. It’s because we live in a beauty-obsessed society where the most important thing a woman can do is make herself attractive to men.
It’s amazing how friends can slip through your fingers, how your social network can vanish like it never existed.
It was like she was thinking, How far can I go with this? How much more can I fit in my life without losing control?
It was interesting that fury and fear could look so much the same.
It was interesting how a marriage instantly became public property as soon as it looked shaky.
It was always like that. They never said sorry. They just threw down their still-loaded weapons, ready for next time.
It had never crossed her mind that sending your child to school would be like going back to school yourself.
If parents had children who were good sleepers, they assumed this was due to their good parenting, not good luck.
If only you were born a hundred years ago, when you could have gone through days of natural labor before bleeding naturally to death.
He has mistakes in his past. I have mistakes in mine. The fact that we actually are each other’s mistakes is irrelevant!
Happy endings always made her cry. It was the relief.
Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.[Buddhist quote on Ellen O’Farrell’s notice board]