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

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...

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 was a woman in a man's world. I was a Democrat in a Republican...

I was a woman in a man's world. I was a Democrat in a Republican...

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

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

Lying is the most fun a woman can have without taking her clothes off.

Lying is the most fun a woman can have without taking her clothes off.

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

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...

I'm a mother with two small children, so I don't take as much crap as...

I'm a mother with two small children, so I don't take as much crap as...

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor

Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with...

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with...

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

A woman can keep one secret - the secret of her age

No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what...

No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what...

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...

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...

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...

Except to heaven, she is nought; Except for angels, lone; Except to some wide-wandering bee,...

Except to heaven, she is nought; Except for angels, lone; Except to some wide-wandering bee,...

When I was younger, my family would go camping and fishing on our ranches. My...

When I was younger, my family would go camping and fishing on our ranches. My...

We take a risk when we open our hearts because the truth is, if we...

We take a risk when we open our hearts because the truth is, if we...