Quotes About Independence

I was terrified of being dependent too, Alma," Dr. Catherine Hope told her one day. "But I've realized it's not such a big deal. You get used to it, and are grateful for the assistance. I can't dress or take a shower on my own, I have problems brushing my teeth and cutting the chicken on my plate, but I've never been more contented than I am now.

She owed no one an explanation; if she had made mistakes she had been duly punished by giving up her family, suffering in the hold of the ship, losing her baby, and facing a future of total uncertainty.

They taught using an Italian system of experimental education in which the students did whatever the fuck we wanted.

I was alone, without a single cent, in an unknown country. If I'd learned anything from last year's ill-fated adventures, though, it was not to get overwhelmed by minor inconveniences.

Dicen que las mujeres muy bellas son inolvidables, espero que aprendas a vivir sin ella, aunque no la olvides.

Docility, praised as a feminine virtue, is our worst enemy; it has never served us well, it is only convenient for men.

The Indians' insistence on clinging to their customs had to be the work of Satan there was no other explanation which is why the friars went out to hunt down and lasso the deserters and then whipped their doctrine of love and forgiveness into them.

There's no feminism without economic independence.

Comprendió que se estaba muriendo en vida porque para él la libertad era más importante que el amor.

Un hombre hace lo que puede, una mujer hace lo que el hombre no puede.

Tell Larry I'm not going to the reception, and that he can't count on me for anything for the rest of my life." Her emphatic tone brooked no argument. Her daughter-in-law closed the door silently and went to give her husband the message.

pretendieron regalarle ropa a Valdivia y otros capitanes, pero no hay peor ofensa para un español que recibir caridad.

No se propuso formarla, como a sus propios hijos, sólo protegerla, y eso le dio libertad para quererla.

Chile with the purpose of finding her lover and becoming his slave forever, believing that was the way to extinguish her thirst to submit and her hidden wish for possession, but now she doubted that she could give up those new wings beginning to sprout on her shoulders.

I need nothing, he told himself with the cunning pride of those with a calling for solitude.

Anybody can write a good first book, but a writer is proved by the second and by those that follow; you are going to be judged harshly because success in women is not easily forgiven; write what you want; don't allow anybody to interfere with your work or in the handling of your money; treat your children like royalty, they deserve it; get married, because a husband, no matter if he is a moron, looks good.

Czechoslovakia

Váyase al carajo —balbuceó Pedro Tercero.

defiendas, ignóralos. Era

My granddaughter once asked me how I managed to live alone for so long far removed from civilization. The truth is I don't know. But it must have been easier for me than for most people, because I've never been particularly sociable; I have few friends and I don't enjoy parties or festivities. I'm much happier when I'm alone. At

Non sei una mocciosa. Difendi la tua indipendenza, non lasciare che nessuno decida per te. Per farlo devi essere in grado di cavartela da sola. Mi hai capito? mi disse.

He was proud of the fact that he did not owe anyone anything

Tijdens de lange reis in het voetspoor van een onmogelijke romance had Eliza iets verworden dat even waardevol was als de liefde: vrijheid

Exert some independence; you're not a little girl. You can't let anyone else decide things for you. You have to take care of yourself in this world," she said.