Here be dragons.
“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.” Rebecca West.
“Women constitute half the world’s population, perform nearly two-thirds of its work hours, receive one-tenth of the world’s income, and own less than one-hundredth of the world’s property.”… Read the rest
“Success comes to a writer as a rule, so gradually that it is always something of a shock to him to look back and realize the heights to which he has climbed.” P.G. Wodehouse
“I have never thought of myself as a good writer. Anyone who wants reassurance of that should read one of my first drafts.… Read the rest
“If my doctor told me I had only six months to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.” Isaac Asimov
“I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.”… Read the rest