Acceptance, under someone ...

Acceptance, under someone else's terms, is worse than rejection.
 Mary Cassatt

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There's only one thing in life for a woman; it's to be a mother... A woman artist must be... capable of making primary sacrifices.
 Mary Cassatt
It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.
 Mary Cassatt
I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of his art. It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.
 Mary Cassatt