The torment that so many young women know, bound hand and foot by love and motherhood, without having forgotten their former dreams. Simone de Beauvoir
Sylvia Plath. Interesting poetess whose tragic suicide was misinterpreted as romantic by the college-girl mentality. See image Woody Allen
I think there was the studio mentality for a long time that women and girls can relate to a male hero, but boys and men can't relate to a female hero. See image Jennifer Lawrence
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. See image Harriet Tubman
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. See image William Ellery Channing
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion. See image Simone de Beauvoir
Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay. See image Simone de Beauvoir
Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken. See image Simone de Beauvoir
Retirement revives the sorrow of parting, the feeling of abandonment, solitude and uselessness that is caused by the loss of some beloved person. See image Simone de Beauvoir