Quotes About Independence

And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to the store if I felt like it, walk home, take my time, kick the can. We were on our own schedule after school, so that was cool.

Good girls would certainly not want to read about them.

I was not afraid; only fascinated, confident to that he was my own creation.

The ways of men have no power over us.

The sacrifice of men guarantees we women still have these splendid domains to wander around, but we wander around them alone.

This hour belonged to Tamara alone.

I can't fulfill this destiny you all want for me so badly! I'm sick of hearing about it!

Varencienne had become a true woman of Caradore, as was right and needful, but she was a spirited young woman. She liked to believe she had autonomy.

Pharinet, more than anyone he knew, craved freedom.

I will slither from his grasp. I will be like the Caradorean mist. If someone punches me, they will hit only air. I cann't be broken by force. I will bend and twist and float away. If he cuts me with a sword, I will laugh. If he cuts me with words, I will simply shrug. He will laugh at what happens to me at the fire pits and I will smile and shrug. It doesn't matter.

Last night was last night. Rayojini was a loner; she did not thirst for a satellite.

We should havest our sustenance, not beg for it!

I don't want you to want me, but only to want yourself. We won't know each other for long.

Bayard is not exactly the sort of person anyone could describe as a friend," he said. "He exists in a universe populated solely by himself.

This is the way of things, she thought. We seek answers and enlightenment, and expect to find it in others, but essentially, it is down to us.

We concluded they must have a proud and defiant streak within them, and must, in some ways, enjoy their precarious existence.

Pharinet, you are the daughter of the waves! Lashing and eroding the rocks of male resolve.

Don't think me a mouse, she thought, or even a little wren. I will discover for myself what kind of animal I am.

Do not fall in love with someone when that love is heavily dependent on the goodwill and kindness of your parents.

If the Republican Party had been in charge in 1776, we'd all still be celebrating the queen's birthday.

You're the only one who can decide what's best for you.

A man? If I need a man, wouldn't you think I'd have one of my own? Must I wait for you?

blind obedience is never good for a civilization because when people stop thinking, it kills progress.

Give me blood and I will give you freedom