“It sometimes looks as though woman would not be woman unless man insisted upon it, since she tends so markedly to be just a human being when away from men, and only on their approach does she begin to play her required role.” MenHumansLooksDoeSometimesPlayWomenHuman BeingsRolesApproach Author:Florida Scott-Maxwell
“The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and starkly honest enough to remain a sentient human being.” HumansWellsEnoughAgeHuman BeingsHonestBalanceGayTasksBraveryBraveOld AgeCrucialSentient Beings Book:Measure of My Days Source: Measure of My Days
“Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting, and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age. To my own surprise I burst out with hot conviction. Only a few years ago I enjoyed my tranquility; now I am so disturbed by the outer world and by human quality in general that I want to put things right, as though I still owed a debt to life. I must calm down. I am far too frail to indulge in moral fervor.” WorldWantYearsHumansStillsAgeGrowsMy OwnInterestingQualityMoralQuietYears AgoHotSurpriseCalmPassionateConvictionDebtIntenseEnjoyedTranquilityPuzzlesSeventiesEightyIndulgeDisturbedSereneIndulge InFrailCalm DownOuter WorldsFervorQuiet TimeHuman Qualities Book:Measure of My Days Source: Measure of My Days