“Look, you had it easier than me,' she says. 'You think Nana and Papa were busy supporting women's rights? No, they wanted me to meet a nice man and get married and cook and clean for him and give them grandchildren, and that's it. You were born into a world where feminism existed and was readily available to you. I had to acquire that knowledge. I didn't know I could be on my own.”
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“Be that as it may, I think someday you'll meet a man worth giving up your independence for.”
“No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent.”
“I'll play your fucking game. But I don't have to play by your rules.”