I Am a Woman Quotes

“Marcie, you don’t need to read books. It’s just a bad habit for introverts.” Marcie shook her head silently while Laura went on. “Beautiful girls like you don’t need to read,” she said.”
― Ann Bannon, I am a Woman

“She could never be free from herself, but she could be free from her father, and at the moment that mattered most.”
― Ann Bannon, I Am a Woman

“Beth had taught Laura to look within herself, and what she found was a revelation.”
― Ann Bannon, I Am a Woman

“Are pants really that important?” Laura said. She said it sarcastically because she was afraid of her tears.”
― Ann Bannon, I Am a Woman

“That wasn’t love.”
“What was it, then?”
“Just purely physical. Animal. Vulgar.”
“Love has a body, Laura. Eyes and lips, legs and sex. We humans can’t help that.”
― Ann Bannon, I Am a Woman

“Marcie, you don’t need to read books. It’s just a dumb habit for introverts.”
― Ann Bannon, I Am a Woman

“I didn’t think they liked women in a place like this.”
Jack guided her to a barstool. “Oh, they’re friendly enough. They know you wouldn’t be here if you weren’t gay. They figure, you leave them alone and they’ll leave you alone.”
― Ann Bannon, I Am a Woman

“God. I couldn’t have stood another minute of it. Straight people are so depressing.”
― Ann Bannon, I Am a Woman