"Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; / I am your friend, but never your possession."

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Source : "Married Love". Poems of the War and After, 1934.

Vera Brittain

#Meek Quotes #Possession Quotes #Profession Quotes

“Iâ€™ve spent the first half of my life studying and footnoting everything that can go wrong with the female bodyâ€”and figuring out how to fix it. Iâ€™m dedicating the second half of my life to illuminating everything that can go right with the female body, including teaching women how to truly flourish.”
“It is not by accident that the happiest people are those who make a conscious effort to live useful lives. Their happiness, of course, is not a shallow exhilaration where life is one continuos intoxicating party. Rather, their happiness is a deep sense of inner peace that comes when they believe their lives have meaning and that they are making a difference for good in the world.”
“So my life and the life of my family has been completely disrupted in absolutely every way. But it's been worth it. It's uncovered a vast cesspool of illegitimate economic and political power in which the Church is immersed right up to its ears, and I intend to dive in headfirst and pull it out of there dripping wet for all the world to see -- no matter how long it takes, no matter whose feet get stepped on in the process, no matter how much it costs, no matter how great the personal sacrifice.”
“An insect is more complex than a star..and is a far greater challenge to understand.”

Source : "Our Cosmic Patch". Interview with Helen Matsos, www.astrobio.net. January 3, 2005.
“It was probably in third grade - I had a super fake, gold herringbone chain. I don't remember if it was my mom's or how I got it, but ever since then, I've loved chains.”
“Anyone who loves music can never be quite unhappy.”
“The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back”
“I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long enough to wrap around my face. I used to chew on the end and bite it.”

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