“Nothing had changed. I was the stupid one again. I was the girl who never understood who she was to people.” PeopleGirlStupidChangedUnderstood Book:Tell the Wolves I'm Home Source: Tell the Wolves I'm Home
“Did you know that I almost called the magazine Stag Party and the symbol was originally going to be a stag? I changed my mind just before we went to press, thank God. Somehow, it wouldn't have been the same. Can you imagine a chain of key clubs staffed by beautiful girls wearing antlers?” KnowsMindHas BeensBeautifulGirlPartyImagineChangedKeysPressesClubsMagazinesChainsSymbolsThank GodDid You KnowBeautiful GirlStagsAntlers Author:Hugh Hefner
“The industry has changed. Two years ago I could tell a company I've got Russell Crowe and that would get the film made. Now they'd ask 'And who's the girl?' Just one famous face isn't enough any more.” YearsMadeTwoEnoughFilmFacesGirlAsksCompanyChangedIndustryYears AgoJust OneTwo YearsTwo Years Ago Author:Gary Oldman
“Mrs. Lammle's manner changed under the poor silly girl's embraces, and she turned extremely pale: directing one appealing look, first to Mrs. Boffin, and then to Mr. Boffin. Both understood her instantly, with a more delicate subtlety than much better educated people, whose perception came less directly from the heart, could have brought to bear upon the case.” PeopleFirstsLooksHeartCharacterGirlInterestingPoorCasesChangedBearsPerceptionUnderstoodEmbraceSillyEducatedDelicatePaleSubtletyInteresting CharactersSilly Girl Book:Our Mutual Friend Source: Our Mutual Friend
“Tallulah [Bankhead] was the foremost naughty girl of her era but, in those days, "naughty" meant piquant, whereas values have so changed that now, in the 1970s, it generally means nauseating.” MeanValuesGirlChangedMoralityErasNaughtyNaughty Girl Book:Kiss Hollywood good-by Source: Kiss Hollywood good-by
“It's very tough to give advice because it's tough out there for everybody but for a girl it's even tougher, because I don't think the glass ceiling has changed at all in the past 30 years. Otherwise the radio would be covered with girl bands, or girls in bands, so I don't think much has changed on that level. But I think that bands can still have a lot of success trying to go another route.” ThinkingGivingTryingYearsStillsWould BePastGirlLevelsAdviceChangedBandToughGlassesRadioCoveredRoutesCeilingsGlass Ceiling Author:Joan Jett
“I always wrote about girls that went to the beach and had that summer that changed everything. So I was interested in what it would be like to live in a tourist town where everyone has these life changing experiences, but your whole life is there.” WholeWould BeLife IsGirlChangedSummerTownsWhole LifeBeachLife ChangingTouristsLife Changing Experience Author:Sarah Dessen