"I was gravely warned by some of my female acquaintances that no woman could expect to be regarded as a lady after she had written a book."

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Source : "Concerning Women". Independent, October 21, 1869.

Lydia M. Child

#Book Quotes #Female Quotes #Acquaintance Quotes

“Donâ€™t.â€ I walked up to him. â€œIf it ever comes down to a situation between me and you, save yourself. Iâ€™m not worth dying for.â€ â€œPrincess, I-â€ â€œNone of us are,â€ I said, looking at him seriously. â€œNot the Queen or any of the Markis or Marksinna. Thatâ€™s a direct order from the Princess, and you have to follow it. Save yourself.â€ â€œI donâ€™t understand.â€ Duncanâ€™s whole face scrunched in confusion. â€œButâ€¦ if itâ€™s as you wish, Princess.â€ â€œIt is. Thank you,â€ I smiled at him and walked into the palace.”
“Nothing written for pay is worth printing. Only what has been written against the market.”
“Over, over, there is a soft place in my heart for all that is over, no, for the being over, words have been my only loves, not many.”
“The past can be tamed and controlled.”
“The lily is all in white, like a saint, And so is no mate for me.”
“Languages that try to disallow idiocy become themselves idiotic.”
“Except when physically restrained, a person is least free or dignified when he is under threat of punishment, and unfortunately most people often are.”
“In Puerto Rico, we have a lot of traditions. We eat a very typical thing that's called 'pasteles' - it's almost like a tamale made of bananas, and we make it all together. Like, all the women of the family unite, and it's a very big deal, a very big thing.”

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