"The more I was treated as a woman, the more woman I became. A adapted willy-nilly. If I was assumed to be incompetent at reversing cars, or opening bottles, oddly incompetent I found myself becoming. If a case was thought too heavy for me, inexplicably I found it so myself."

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Source : Jan Morris (2011). “Conundrum”, p.166, Faber & Faber

Jan Morris

#Car Quotes #Bottles Quotes #Becoming Quotes

“Everybody said Peyton Place would be a mistake.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Instead of squirreling away your earnings early in your career, spend on experiences that will enrich your life - like diving with great white sharks. It can expose you to influential people who could open doors for you.”
“Menuhin was playing Bach on a fantastic spiritual level when he was a teenager.”

Source : "Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach's legacy" by Dalya Alberge, www.theguardian.com. August 13, 2011.
“A window of opportunity for me usually involves a rock.”
“Many comedians have a dark side that lets them take a negative thing and turn it funny.”

Source : "The Real Debbie Downer: An Interview With SNL’s Rachel Dratch". Interview with Avital Andrews, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 26, 2011.
“Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter”
“I make very basic country rustic furniture.”
“A well-read woman is a dangerous creature.”

Source : Lisa Kleypas (2008). “A Wallflower Christmas: A Novel”, p.91, Macmillan

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