All Quiet on the
All Quiet on the Western Front. Erich Maria Remarque
Lost Youth
They had created themselves
They had created themselves together, and they always saw themselves, their youth, their love, their lost youth and lost love, their failures and memories, as a sort of living fiction. Elizabeth Hardwick
Keep true to the
Keep true to the dreams of your youth. Friedrich Schiller
There was no God
There was no God in his heart, he knew; his ideas were still in riot; there was ever the pain of memory; the regret for his lost youth-yet the waters of disillusion had left a deposit on his soul, responsibility and a love of life, the faint stirring of old ambitions and unrealized dreams…… And … Read more
She smiled, a moving
She smiled, a moving childish smile that was like all the lost youth in the world. F. Scott Fitzgerald
I don’t remember who
I don’t remember who was there, except Dora. I have not the least idea what we had for dinner, besides Dora. My impression is, that I dined off Dora, entirely, and sent away half-a-dozen plates untouched. I sat next to her. I talked to her. She had the most delightful little voice, the gayest little … Read more
Aging is not lost
Aging is not ‘lost youth,’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength. It’s a different stage of life, and if you are going to pretend it’s youth, you are going to miss it. You are going to miss the surprises, the possibilities, and the evolution that we are just beginning to know about because … Read more
The problem that has
The problem that has no name-which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities-is taking a far greater toll on the physical and mental health of our country than any known disease. Betty Friedan
It is easier to
It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself. Betty Friedan
The feminine mystique has
The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive. Betty Friedan