The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there

It's loud, it's cheap, it's gaudy. It's like everything I've ever done - I LOVE IT!

The glorification of the "'woman's role," then, seems to be in proportion to society's reluctance to treat women as complete human beings; for the less real function that role has, the more it is decorated with meaningless details to conceal its empt

The woman's vision is deep reaching, the man's far reaching.

I am my own woman.

[He considers me] just a uterus with legs.