"I recognized it immediately the first time it happened - the cackle of the crone. It is the sound of a woman who is caught inside the mystery of the universe, in the irony of the angst, in the place ego abhors. Bliss."

-- Toni Bentley

#Ego Quotes #Sound Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims.”
“Honesty is the biggest thing I admire, respect, and look for. And it's something that's kind of disappearing in some people nowadays.”
“People are not like a business. You canâ€™t buy and sell them like so much property. You canâ€™t lock them up in a vault and expect them to appreciate it.”
“Whenever I get into a tough situation...I think of growing up, and I say, 'This situation won't be the worst one I've ever been in.”
“The joy of motherhood comes in moments. ... Families need unstructured time when relationships can deepen and real parenting can take place. Take time to listen, to laugh, and to play together.”
“I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.”
“In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.”
“Authors hide their big thefts by putting small ones between quotation marks.”

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