She had the loaded handbag of someone who camps out and seldom goes home, or who imagines life must be full of emergencies.

Quote by Mavis Gallant

Topics: Being A Woman Quotes, Camping Quotes, Life Quotes

She had the loaded handbag of someone who camps out and seldom goes home, or...

She had the loaded handbag of someone who camps out and seldom goes home, or...

I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my...

I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my...

I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my...

I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my...

I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and with a...

I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and with a...

If you were to open up a baby's head - and I am not for...

If you were to open up a baby's head - and I am not for...

You make the beds, you do the dishes, and six months later you have to...

You make the beds, you do the dishes, and six months later you have to...

Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought...

Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought...

She must not swing her arms as though they were dangling ropes; she must not...

She must not swing her arms as though they were dangling ropes; she must not...

Flirting is a womans trade, one must keep in practice.

Flirting is a womans trade, one must keep in practice.

Ladies: Showing a great amount of skin when you dress up isn't the way to...

Ladies: Showing a great amount of skin when you dress up isn't the way to...

I didn't want to be a boy, ever, but I was outraged that his height...

I didn't want to be a boy, ever, but I was outraged that his height...

If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted - there is practically nothing she...

If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted - there is practically nothing she...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope...

American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope...

Girls suffer from PMS, periods, cramps, childbirth, shaving, plucking, makeup dilemmas and high heels. Guys...

Girls suffer from PMS, periods, cramps, childbirth, shaving, plucking, makeup dilemmas and high heels. Guys...

Oh, woman, woman! When to ill thy mind is bent, all Hell contains no fouler...

Oh, woman, woman! When to ill thy mind is bent, all Hell contains no fouler...

My eleven year old daughter mopes around the house all day waiting for her breasts...

My eleven year old daughter mopes around the house all day waiting for her breasts...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

I feel sexy when I get out of the tub - your skin is fresh...

I feel sexy when I get out of the tub - your skin is fresh...

A girls most beautiful outfit ever is charisma, the prettiest accessory is smile, and the...

A girls most beautiful outfit ever is charisma, the prettiest accessory is smile, and the...

I'm really an outdoorsy girl. People think I can't go anywhere without getting all primped...

I'm really an outdoorsy girl. People think I can't go anywhere without getting all primped...

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting...

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting...