“Daughters of the attitude that produced them, certain women will not appeal to us without the double bed in which we find peace by their side, while others, to be caressed with a more secret intention, require leaves blown by the wind, water rippling in the dark, things as light and fleeting as they are.” LightCertainWomenSidesWaterDarkSecretAttitudeWindBedDaughterIntentionAppealsFleetingFinding PeaceDark Things Book:In Search of Lost Time Volume III The Guermantes Way Source: In Search of Lost Time Volume III The Guermantes Way
“None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.” WantWomenWaterOur LivesFeminismEmpowermentCalmFeministEqualityWomens RightsRationalityPersuasionWomen WantDouble StandardInspirational WomenInternational Women's DayInternational Women DayEquality For AllWomen RightWomans DayInspirational FeministCalm WaterFine Lady Author:Jane Austen
“Hurry not a woman's favor; neither forcer her hastily to surrender to thee. For she goeth into love as she goeth into the waters at the seashore; first a hand and then a lip goeth she in by littles. She diveth not, she leapeth not from the pier; but by gentle shocks and cries of protest she entereth slowly; yet when the waters of love encompass her, then she is supported. She swimmeth in her joy; she floateth on the tide of happiness.” LoveFirstsLittlesHandsJoyWomenWaterCryDatingLipsFavorsSurrenderTheeGentleShockProtestTidesSeashorePiersGoeth Author:Gelett Burgess
“Woman, thou art a river, deep and wide, Of waters soft and sweet: Alas! I've never reached the other side; Though oft I've wet my feet!” ArtWomenSidesWaterFeetSweetRiversWideWetAlas Book:Imogen: And Other Poems Source: Imogen: And Other Poems
“It is hard to think of conversion as a blinding light on the road to Damascus, or as a highly spiritual or intellectual process, when the light comes from a flickering television; the voice of the deity is Bishop Sheen and you have drilled your father on his catechism answers...I was troubled at a young age by the idea that pouring water over someone's head could change both his relationship to God.” ThinkingIdeasHardLightAgeSpiritualYoungReligionFatherProcessWomenVoiceWaterAnswersTelevisionIntellectualConversionYoung AgeDeitiesBishopsPouringCatechismBlinding Light Author:Susan Jacoby