“I'll suffer no daughter of mine to play the fool with her heart, indeed! She shall marry for the purpose for which matrimony was ordained amongst people of birth--that is, for the aggrandisement of her family, the extending of their political influence--for becoming, in short, the depository of their mutual interest. These are the only purposes for which persons of rank ever think of marriage.” PeopleThinkingHeartPersonsPlayPoliticalPurposeSufferingInterestInfluenceMinesFoolBirthBecomingDaughterMutualMatrimonyExtendingMutual InterestPolitical Influence Book:Marriage [by S.E. Ferrier]. Edinb. ed Source: Marriage [by S.E. Ferrier]. Edinb. ed
“I have a 14 year old daughter now. You know, it was that time in these kids lives when these girls are becoming women and the hormones are raging. They didn't know if The Beatles were any good, they just went for it 'cause The Beatles were attractive.” IfsKnowsYearsKidsGirlCausesBecomingDaughterRageAttractiveHormonesBecoming A Woman Author:Jack Jones
“Somewhere in my early twenties I realized I was pretty constantly monitoring myself, judging how I was always falling short, whether it was about not being a good enough daughter or friend, or my appearance, or whatever. I ended up becoming involved with a spiritual path in the yogic tradition, living in an ashram, doing a very rigorous spiritual practice.” EnoughSpiritualFallPracticePathJudgingBecomingInvolvedDaughterTraditionTwentiesAppearanceI RealizedGood EnoughSpiritual PathSpiritual PracticeMonitoringBecoming Involved Author:Tara Brach
“That, to me, is what I feel like is the future. If I have a daughter, if you have a daughter, becoming that ideal where it's not about your gender; it's about us being human, being in this together.” IfsFeelsHumansTogetherHuman BeingsBecomingDaughterIdealsGenderBeing Human Author:Bethany Cosentino