"It appears to me that our sex is only discussed publicly in a derogatory manner. The respectable woman is doomed to anonymity."

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Source : Karen Essex (2008). “Stealing Athena: A Novel”, p.146, Anchor

Karen Essex

#Sex Quotes #Respectable Quotes #Anonymity Quotes

“Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience.”
“I think I might have been a more interesting actor, had more of a career earlier on, if I had more formal preparation. When I see something ten years later that I was in I think, 'Boy, would I love to do that over.”
“The race is lost. You can't overtake here and I'm starting from 15th... It's over already.”
“claims about what's 'natural' have long been used to reinforce traditional gender roles and values. ... Even the notion that women should have children at all is based on the idea that a woman's inherent and most important role is that of mother. Shockingly, men's 'innate' roles are a lot more fun than the ones bestowed on women.”
“Whatever your condition, you can be happy if you have the right attitude.”

Source : Eric S. Raymond (2001). “The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary”, p.26, "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
“I wonder what it will be like when I leave this place.”
“Even in the very beginning when she would bump into George Valentine and people would start taking pictures of her, she never thought, 'I'm with George Valentine. I need to get a picture with him.' She's like 'oh that's funny. Everyone's taking pictures!'”

Source : "[Cannes Interview] ‘The Artist’ Director Michel Hazanavicius and Star Berenice Bejo". Interview with Raffi Asdourian, thefilmstage.com. May 18, 2011.
“If you know only one language, you're a prisoner, stuck in the tyranny of that one language.”

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