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“A man, at least, is free; he can explore every passion, every land, overcome obstacles, taste the most distant pleasures. But a woman is continually thwarted. Inert and pliant at the same time, she must struggle against both the softness of her flesh and subjection to the law. Her will, like the veil tied to her hat by a string, flutters with every breeze; there is always some desire luring her on, some convention holding her back.”

Men Law Desire Passion Women Pleasure Struggle Land Taste Overcoming Obstacles Flesh Hats Strings Conventions Tied Veils Breeze Softness Subjection

Book:Madame Bovary: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Source: Madame Bovary: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

“Question: Why does life have to feel like such a struggle at times? Answer: Because without the struggle, the triumphs wouldn't taste as sweet.”

Feels Doe Answers Struggle Sweet Taste Triumph Work In Progress

Book:Untitled

Source: Untitled

“The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory.”

Knows Believe Moral Struggle Victory Taste Sticks Pity Necks Thrill Moral Struggle

Author:Jonathan Kozol

“His dreams had always been Houdiniesque: they were the dreams of a pupa struggling in its blind cocoon, mad for a taste of light and air.”

Dream Light Struggle Air Taste Blind Mad Cocoons

Book:The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

Source: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

“I just know that right now, we want to be proud. For once. We want to take the struggle and rise above it. We want to frame it, live it, survive it. We want to put it in our mouths and taste it and never forget it, because it makes us strong.”

Knows Want Strong Forget Struggle Proud Taste Right Now Mouths Never Forget Be Proud Forget It Rise Above Rise Above It

Book:Underdogs

Source: Underdogs