“My mother's father taught English literature. When I was about ten or eleven, I could recite Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome.' While other kids were playing pedestrian war games, I'd be Horatius keeping the bridge.” WarKidsMotherFatherLiteratureGamesTaughtTenLaysAncientBridgesRomeElevenEnglish LiteraturePedestriansAncient RomeWar Games Author:Bernie Taupin
“Men have jobs, while women have Roles: Mother, Wife, Goddess, Temptress, etc. That's probably why it's so hard for women to rewrite the rules. You're not just changing a job description, but an ancient myth. You're revising the Bible, Poetry, Legend and Psychoanalytic Scripture.” MenHardJobsMotherRolesWifeAncientMythScriptureEtcDescriptionLegendsGoddessRevisingPsychoanalyticTemptress Author:Caryl Rivers