Quotes About Independence

To be alive was to accept that your were fundamentally alone.

But now, at this moment, you can't hook your boat to mine, 'cause I'm liable to sink us both.

The kind of people who spend their lives as permanent guests on a futon are not the kind of people you want to know.

Besides, I did not require heroism--I had been the hero of my own life for some time.

No, I've been doing this myself forever. I could have gone in here myself, but my daddy doesn't want me to get raped. That happens all the time in bathrooms.

Never use someone else's engine, if you can help it," Dov warned. "You cede too much power to them.

To be alive was to accept that you were fundamentally alone.

When we're young we think everything has to be wrapped up in a month. But you should take the long view on this one. Before you make a move, be sure, Anya. And even once you're sure, tread carefully. And remember you don't have to do what they expect you to do" -Charles Delacroix

It is relatively easy to pack up your life when you're twenty-three, and Sadie was significantly finished by the time Dov returned from the break.

If you're honest with yourself, one of the reasons you moved into an off-campus apartment and didn't get any roommates is because you hoped something like this would happen. You set the stage, and you knew the player wouldn't be able to resist the call of the theater.

A woman should never please other people at the expense of pleasing herself.

Sadie hadn't worked on a game of her own since she'd been with Dov, though she did occasionally help him with his. It was easier, in some ways, to work with and for Dov than it was to do her own work.

You are willing to work hard, but you want something with flexible hours. You have a baby on the way. Also, you're sick of bosses. You want to be your own boss, but you don't have much money to start a business.

No Man Is an Island; Every Book Is a World

What is feminism from my point of view as a woman and as a human being?" Who fucking cares? you thought. "It's the right every woman has to make her own choices. People don't have to like your choices, Aviva, but you have a right to make them. Embeth Levin has a right to make them, too. Don't expect a parade." You

What is feminism from my point of view as a woman and as a human being?" Who fucking cares? you thought. "It's the right every woman has to make her own choices. People don't have to like your choices

The difficulty of living alone is that any mess he makes he is forced to clean up himself.

She is thirty-one years old and she thinks she should have met someone by now. And yet . . . Amelia the bright-sider believes it is better to be alone than to be with someone who doesn't share your sensibilities and interests. (It is, right?)

The difficulty of living alone is that any mess he makes he is forced to clean up himself. No

It was strange, really. A couple months ago, I had thought I couldn't live without him. Apparently I could.

All along I've had to defend my right to get help.

Give me back what should already be mine. Give me the dark, the freedom of the streets, the right to walk wherever I want, unafraid of rape or assault or just being messed with. The stars belong to me as much as you. Move over. Make room on the bench.

gregarious hermit. I wanted the warmth of spontaneous connection and the freedom to be left alone.

In crisis, I circled my wagons, more afraid of being disappointed by someone than going it alone.