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Lisa Alther is a renowned American contemporary female author, born on July 23, 1944. Her works focus on the exploration of female identity, gender roles, and social changes, which have won her great popularity among readers.

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“A snake will always be a snake, even if you put a chain around its neck and try to make it walk upright.”

Ifs Trying Walks Essence Authenticity Chains Necks Snakes

Book:Kinflicks

Source: Kinflicks

“Depression was a very active state really. Even if you appeared to an observer to be immobilized, your mind was in a frenzy of paralysis. You were unable to function, but were actively despising yourself for it.”

Ifs Mind States Depression Function Active Observers Frenzy Paralysis

Book:Kinflicks

Source: Kinflicks

“The human organism has only so much energy at its disposal. If you divert a great deal of it into any one channel, you can expect the others to collapse or atrophy. If you squander your vital energies on your emotional life, as you have been doing, plan to be physically and mentally bankrupt, as it were.”

Ifs Humans Has Beens Energy Deals Plans Emotional Collapse Organisms Atrophy Emotional Life

Book:The Novels of Lisa Alther: Kinflicks, Original Sins, and Five Minutes in Heaven

Source: The Novels of Lisa Alther: Kinflicks, Original Sins, and Five Minutes in Heaven

“If you kept moving, you never had to mourn what you were leaving behind.”

Ifs Moving Behinds Leaving Mourn

Author:Lisa Alther

“If this was adulthood the only improvement she could detect in her situation was that she could now eat dessert without eating her vegetables.”

Ifs Situation Food Eating Improvement Vegetables Adulthood Dessert

Author:Lisa Alther

“That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along.”

People Ifs Change Risk Involved New You

Book:Other Women

Source: Other Women

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Born: July 23, 1944
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Quotes: 20

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The Novels of Lisa Alther: Kinflicks, Original Sins, and Five Minutes in HeavenRelated source material

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