American - Writer | December 11, 1922 - August 22, 2007
Most of the Women's Libbers I knew really didn't want to have a piece of the men's pie. They thought that pie was kind of poisonous, toxic, really full of weapons, poison gases, all kinds of mean junk we didn't even want a slice of.
Grace Paley
WomenMenThoughtPieWantKind
That's the trouble with stories. People start out fantastic. You think they're extraordinary, but it turns out as the work goes along, they're just average with a good education.
WorkEducationGoodPeopleStart
I was a woman writing at the early moment when small drops of worried resentment and noble rage were secretly, slowly building into the second wave of the women's movement. I didn't know my small-drop presence or usefulness in this accumulation.
WomenMomentWomanWritingBuilding
If you want to do things, do things.
YouWantThings
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Grace Paley quotes