“I don't believe there is a God", I said fiercely, "and if there is, He's not the merciful being He's always depicted, or He wouldn't be always torturing me for His own amusement.” GodFeminismDisappointmentGods WillAustralian LiteratureMiles Franklin Book:My Brilliant Career Source: My Brilliant Career
“There is any amount of love and good in the world, but you must search for it. Being misunderstood is one of the trials we all must bear. I think that even the most common-minded person in the land has inner thoughts and feelings which no one can share with him, and the higher one's organization the more one must suffer in that respect.” LoveFeminismBraveryPatiencePursuitLove HurtsAustralian LiteratureMiles Franklin Book:My Brilliant Career Source: My Brilliant Career
“I am afflicted with the power of thought, which is a heavy curse. The less a person thinks and inquires regarding the why and the wherefore and the justice of things, when dragging along through life, the happier it is for him, and doubly, trebly so, for her.” FeminismSolitudeFreedom Of SpeechComprehensionFreedom Of ThoughtMiles Franklin Book:My Brilliant Career Source: My Brilliant Career