“...there's a rope still tethering me to social convention. The rope is well frayed and may only have the tensile strength of dental floss, but for now, it holds. [Rose Yates]” Social Convention Author:Carter Wilson
“They could for example point out that the use of an expression like "natural modesty" is not always defensible, for if it is "natural" to be modest, it must be something you are born with, something innate. But is it really innate, Sophie--or is it socially induced? To someone who has traveled the world, the answer should be simple: It is not "natural"--or innate--to be afraid to show yourself naked. Modesty--or the lack of it--is first and foremost a matter of social convention.” PhilosophyModestySocial Convention Book:Sophie’s World Source: Sophie’s World