“My imprint is there for the world to see. I don't try to hide it with my hair or a high collar. When I got ready for school this morning, I kept thinking of Sean. How proud he appears. Unapologetic. And I want to be like that. I don't want to look cowed or ashamed. I may not want to be this, but I don't want to be that girl, either. I don't want to be afraid.” ThinkingWorldWantTryingLooksMaySchoolGirlMorningReadyHairProudAshamedCollarsThat GirlSeanUnapologetic Author:Sophie Jordan
“The New Hampshire girls who came to Lowell were descendants of the sturdy backwoodsmen who settled that State scarcely a hundred years before.... They were earnest and capable; ready to undertake anything that was worth doing. My dreamy, indolent nature was shamed into activity among them. They gave me a larger, firmer ideal of womanhood.” YearsStatesGirlWorkReadyActivityCapableHundredIdealsWomanhoodEarnestDescendantsDreamySturdyHampshireNew Hampshire Author:Lucy Larcom
“Getting ready: the show girl scratches her breast and shakes out her feathers.” ShowsGirlReadyShakesBreastsFeathersScratches Author:Mason Cooley
“I'm not too vain - I sometimes take pride in my appearance, but I stick to the rule never to spend longer than a girl getting ready.” SometimesGirlReadyPrideSticksAppearanceVain Author:Nicholas Hoult
“Unfortunately, there's a lot of confusion today over what is sexy and what is vulgar. It's horrifying. They say, 'Oh, that girl is so sexy,' and she turns around and the dress is four sizes too small. Or she's wearing so much stuff, you wonder how long it took her to get ready.” LongTodayTurnsGirlStuffWonderFourReadyDressesSizeSexyConfusionVulgarThat Girl Author:Carolina Herrera