Monday, October 13, 2008

She has become braver as she has aged, less interested in the opinions of those she does not cherish, and has come to realize that she has little to lose, little, any longer to risk.
—CAROLYN HEILBRUN,
Writing a Woman's Life

Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
—DOROTHY L. SAYERS