"Becoming a woman is an act partly of nature and partly of self-invention."

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Caitlin Flanagan

#Women Quotes #Self Quotes #Becoming Quotes

“I knew I wanted to write on religious themes when I was a GI in World War II. I saw and experienced so much violence that I thought I could express my outrage best with music.”
“It's never a waste of time or money to invest in yourself, no matter the source. True wealth begins inwards and emits its light outward into everything else, including the people you surround yourself with.”
“I know I can cook, but the place where I cook... it's a mess! I'm very disorganized.”
“Reflection is the lamp of the heart. If it departs, the heart will have no light.”
“Really? Anyone intimidated by Barack Obama? He can't even keep Joe Biden in line.”
“Jan 1899 You must aim at the Staff College, but for the love of God never become a professional Staff Officer. Never lose touch with the troops. Remember that you serve the troops and it is the troops who matter. They are the folk who win victories, take care of your men and they will never let you down.”

Source : Richard Meinertzhagen (1964). “Diary of a Black Sheep”, Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd 1964
“If you take suede leather and put it on a piece of steel, and put moisture on it, it actually sticks.”
“They say teenagers can sleep all day. I often used to look at dogs and be amazed by the way they seemed to sleep for twenty hours a day. But I envied them too. It was the kind of lifestyle I could relate to.We didn't sleep for twenty hours, but we gave it our best shot.”

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