"The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring, a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning [that is, a longing] that women suffered in the middle of the 20th century in the United States. Each suburban [house]wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries ... she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question - 'Is this all?"

-- Betty Friedan

#Years Quotes #Wife Quotes #House Quotes

“Do not let the past disturb you, just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again with joy.”
“Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.”
“I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism.”
“I love you,â€ Buttercup said. â€œI know this must come as something of a surprise, since all Iâ€™ve ever done is scorn you and degrade you and taunt you, but I have loved you for several hours now, and every second, more.”
“Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.”

Source : "Fictional character: Lou Mannheim". "Wall Street", www.imdb.com. December 11, 1987.
“To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.”

Source : Edgar Lee Masters (2007). “Spoon River Anthology: Literary Touchstone Classic”, p.49, Prestwick House Inc
“The fact that people who create are good workers tends to be lost.”
“If Reagan wins, I'd sell the farm and buy a bomb shelter.”

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