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“The maturing of a woman who has continued to grow is a beautiful thing to behold. Or, if your ad revenue or your seven-figure salary or your privileged sexual status depend on it, it is an operable condition.”

Quote by Naomi Wolf

Book:The Beauty Myth

Work

The Beauty Myth

Naomi Wolf's influential work delves into the cultural and historical roots of the beauty myth, examining its impact on women's lives and societal norms. more

Author

Naomi Wolf

Naomi Wolf is a renowned author, cultural critic, and public intellectual. Born on November 12, 1962, she is known for her profound insights into feminism, politics, and social issues. Her work spans a variety of fields, including gender, power, cultural identity, and global politics. more

“The surgeons are playing on the myth's double standard for the function of the body. A man's thigh is for walking, but a woman's is for walking and looking "beautiful." If women can walk but believe our limbs look wrong, we feel that our bodies cannot do what they are meant to do; we feel as genuinely deformed and disabled as the unwilling Victorian hypochondriac felt ill.”

“The surgeons' market is imaginary, since there is nothing wrong with women's faces or bodies that social change won't cure; so the surgeons depend for their income on warping female self-perception and multiplying female self-hatred.”

Self Body Faces Social Self Esteem Depends Perception Female Hatred Income Cures Imaginary Social Change Surgeons Self Hatred Self Perception Multiplying

Book:The Beauty Myth

Source: The Beauty Myth

“Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore everybody not greatly in fault themselves to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.”

I Can Done Subjects Comfort Guilt Misery Faults Quitting Pens Impatient I Quit Tolerable Mansfield Park

Book:Jane Austen Collection: illustrated - 6 eBooks and 140+ illustrations

Source: Jane Austen Collection: illustrated - 6 eBooks and 140+ illustrations

“We often can't see what God is doing in our lives, but God sees the whole picture and His plan for us clearly.”

Whole Religion Religious Our Lives Plans Whole Picture Often Can

Author:Tony Dungy

“You can't hammer tin into iron, no matter how hard you beat it, but that doesn't mean it's useless.”

Mean Matter Hard Inspiration Beats Useless Iron Hammers Tin

Book:George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

“I have yet to hear God's audible voice, although I have often felt led by God in more subtle ways.”

Way Felt Voice Subtle

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

“Nick and I could become goodwill ambassadors for the city now that the porno shops on 42nd Street are gone. Must make mental note to contact mayor.”

Cities Gone Streets Notes Contact Shops Mayors Goodwill Ambassadors 42nd Street

Book:Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Source: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

“And I'm moved, it's so beautiful. Not what I wrote, but to have it given back like this. To have her remember the words and the tune. To hear it in her voice.”

Beautiful Remember Given Voice Moved Tunes

Book:Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Source: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist