To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, is more valuable than to fix bolts in cars or design nuclear weapons.

Quote by Marilyn French

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My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water.

My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water.

Oh, God, why don't I remember that a little chaos is good for the soul?

Oh, God, why don't I remember that a little chaos is good for the soul?

One thing that makes art different from life is that in art things have a...

One thing that makes art different from life is that in art things have a...

Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model.

Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model.

Nothing is ever simple. What do you do when you discover you like parts of...

Nothing is ever simple. What do you do when you discover you like parts of...

'I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said....

'I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said....

Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are...

Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are...

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of...

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of...

Men's need to dominate women may be based in their own sense of marginality or...

Men's need to dominate women may be based in their own sense of marginality or...

I can only tell you one thing I've learned. Enjoy the walk along the path...

I can only tell you one thing I've learned. Enjoy the walk along the path...

Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of...

Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of...

Not many men have both good fortune and good sense.

Not many men have both good fortune and good sense.

You name it and I've done it. I'd like to say I did it my...

You name it and I've done it. I'd like to say I did it my...

Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are...

Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are...

Everywhere in the world, men place all or most of the burden of raising children...

Everywhere in the world, men place all or most of the burden of raising children...

When they kept you out it was because you were black; when they let you...

When they kept you out it was because you were black; when they let you...

Whatever they may be in public life, whatever their relations with men, in their relations...

Whatever they may be in public life, whatever their relations with men, in their relations...

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a...

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a...

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of...

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of...

All men are rapists and that's all they are. They rape us with their eyes,...

All men are rapists and that's all they are. They rape us with their eyes,...