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“For four years we spied and we worked damn hard and we saved people's lives and we made a difference and nobody cared too much that we were women. And then it all ended. Went backward, even.”

Book:The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

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“By the time the Victorian era began in 1837, women enjoying almost anything at all was associated with sinfulness. They were seen as the weaker sex who were more prey to temptation, so it was better for everyone involved if they just stayed at home. Maybe even closed inside a stockings drawer or hatbox. Just in case.”

Victorian Era Women S Roles

Book:Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

Source: Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

“No one suspects American women of anything but needlepoint. Men so seldom imagine us capable of the things we're capable of.”

Capability Women S Strength Women S Roles Female Spies Women S Ability

Book:The Postmistress of Paris

Source: The Postmistress of Paris

“Her mother chose to martyr herself to some domestic goddess routine that everybody else in the world had wised up to long ago.”

Women S Roles

Book:A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl

Source: A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl

“She gives me meals that stick to my ribs. She don't forget to put salt in the porridge. She never slams doors, and when she has nothing to say, she don't talk. That's uncanny in a woman, you know, Mister.”

Funny Relationships Women S Roles

Book:The Blue Castle

Source: The Blue Castle

“Now go. An actor should know when to leave the stage, a poet when the lay is finished, and a bard when it is time to put aside the lute.”

Endings Knowing When The Time Is Right Knowing When To Let Go

Book:Honored Enemy

Source: Honored Enemy

“From our birth we are all dying, but some of us finish sooner than others.”

Death And Dying Timing Knowing When To Let Go

Book:Honored Enemy

Source: Honored Enemy

“I know you’re clever, but do you really think you’re going to outsmart the ocean?”

Ocean Intelligence Clever Outsmart Spoilers She Outsmarts The Ocean

Book:Aru Shah and the City of Gold

Source: Aru Shah and the City of Gold

“To succeed in this competition means finding yourself in a place where you call the shots and gets the gain. This is not an easy feat, unless you are born into it. if you are not, you will need to out-smart your equals. You need to be more ambitious than they are. You need to work harder. You need to look better and smarter. You need to justify why it should be you and not them. It’s a competition.”

Struggle Competition Boss Outsmart

Author:Emi Iyalla

“Coaching is more like chess; it’s about out-thinking and outsmarting the other team.”

Chess Coach Outsmart

Book:Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph

Source: Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph

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