"By nice women . . . you probably mean selfish women who have no more thought for the underprivileged, overworked women than a pussycat in a sunny window for the starving kitten in the street. Now in that sense I am not a nice woman, for I do care."

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Source : Nellie L. McClung (1915). “In Times Like These”, p.10, University of Toronto Press

Nellie L. McClung

#Nice Quotes #Women Quotes #Selfish Quotes

“There are plenty of beautiful girls who don't photograph well.”
“Fashion is about having a fantasy.”
“When we seek to understand what another appreciates about their own way of life, and when we take the chance to see their life and the beauty of their culture though their eyes, this action and choice can eliminate feelings of both fear and separation and bond us deeply.”

Source : Jasmuheen “Rhythms of Love - Jasmuheen's Travel Journal”, Lulu.com
“Pleasure is the bait of sin”
“I'm really demanding. No girl really wants just a guy. You want a prince, you want Jesus. So when he comes around and his name is, like, Steve, what are you supposed to do?”
“I am not at all clear what free verse is anymore. That's one of the things you learn not to know.”
“Anything I do, I want to do it well.”
“I used to feel like I had to be the best at what I did, but I realized I don't have to be the best. It's so freeing. I've never been this happy.”

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