“My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.” WantedParentTeacherCollegeIndependentBossNurseSecretaryEmployedLibrarianSiblingMy SiblingsContractor Author:Bette Midler
“Instead of saving for someone else's college education, I'm currently saving for a luxury retirement community replete with golf carts and handsome young male nurses who love butterscotch.” YoungCommunityCollegeGolfMalesSavingLuxuryRetirementRetiringNurseHandsomeRetiredCartsCollege EducationGolf CartsButterscotch Author:Jen Kirkman
“I was quite naïve, a boy from Southport. When I went to art college in Leeds, I lived in a basement flat, and I heard clunking on the stairs all night, and I thought it was just nurses going to work on the night shift at the local hospital! Then I found out it was all working girls upstairs. I suppose I came from a protected background and had my eyes opened wide by that side of city life.” ArtEyeNightGirlFoundSidesCitiesBoysHeardCollegeWideBackgroundsLocalsFlatsHospitalsNurseProtectedGoing To WorkAll NightStairsBasementsCity LifeUpstairsNight ShiftLeedsWorking Girl Author:Marc Almond