A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in.

Quote by Anita Brookner

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Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by...

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by...

There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you...

There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you...

You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths...

You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths...

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a...

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a...

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may...

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may...

Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.

Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be...

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be...

A man can go from being a lover to being a stranger in three moves...

A man can go from being a lover to being a stranger in three moves...

Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in...

Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in...

Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad...

Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad...

No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does.

No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does.

I was brought up among the sort of self-important women who had a husband as...

I was brought up among the sort of self-important women who had a husband as...

It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no...

It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no...

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided...

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided...

In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And...

In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And...

What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art...

What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art...

In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around...

In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around...

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.

Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.