"I considered myself most unfortunate because God had made me inhabit a female body in this world"

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Source : Christine De Pizan (1982). “The Book of the City of Ladies”, New York : Persea Books

Christine de Pizan

#Female Quotes #World Quotes #Body Quotes

“I'm crazy," said Ender. "But I think I'm OK.”
“Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.”
“Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.”
“I think it's terribly difficult to take sex seriously if you've got a sense of humor.”
“Regarding The Music Man, Jay Nordlinger wrote: The Music Man (for which Willson also wrote the lyrics) is an astonishing creation. It came in a spurt of brilliance. It is shot through with originality, verve, and-why not go all the way?-genius. People love it, can't get enough of it, can't stop performing it-and they are not wrong. For closing in on a half- century now, The Music Man has been performed continually, in every American city, town, and village, and in other parts of the world as well, not excluding Peking.”
“I know that the writers I read and admire all have an influence on my work, but trying to determine to what degree any particular piece of input changes the way I think about writing seems counterproductive.”
“My parents were both in the army for 20 years and then worked in government departments; but they had gone through the Great Depression and known lean times. They always remained extremely frugal and lived far below their means.”
“I watched the early morning light pass over and through the windows of colored glass, leaving streaks of red and green and yellow on the stone floor. When I was little, I used to try and capture the colored light. I thought I could hold it in my hand and carry it home. Now I know it is like happiness-- it is there or it is not, you cannot hold it or keep it.”

Source : Karen Cushman (2014). “Catherine, Called Birdy”, p.58, Pan Macmillan

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