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“There is a time in our lives, usually in mid-life, when a woman has to make a decision - possibly the most important psychic decision of her future life - and that is, whether to be bitter or not.” CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTÉS, WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES: MYTHS AND STORIES OF THE WILD WOMAN ARCHETYPE
no man was responsible for my happiness or satisfaction, I had complete control over both, and that was that.
“Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” BETTY FRIEDAN
Folks enjoy making claims about knowing exactly what they’d do in every situation, but the truth is, until it’s staring you in the face and it’s your situation, you don’t know a damn thing. It’s all a guess until it’s real and real decisions have to be made.”
Thoughts and actions make a man, specifically the ability to take action and a willingness to think. And, I supposed, that’s what made a woman too.
“At an early age I learned that people make mistakes, and you have to decide if their mistakes are bigger than your love for them.” ANGIE THOMAS, THE HATE U GIVE
“I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have; your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience.” CHARLOTTE BRONTË, JANE EYRE
I know, I know, mothers are weird. But we can’t just stop wanting to nurture and fuss over our chickens simply because they’ve hatched. That instinct will always be there, until the day I die.
Freedom at the direct expense of another person’s wellbeing was the worst kind of evil. It was selfishness masquerading as liberty, hypocrisy wearing the clothes of perseverance and grit. I wanted none of it.
