Famous quotes containing the words gender and/or illusion:
“Most women of [the WW II] generation have but one image of good motherhoodthe one their mothers embodied. . . . Anything done for the sake of the children justified, even ennobled the mothers role. Motherhood was tantamount to martyrdom during that unique era when children were gods. Those who appeared to put their own needs first were castigated and shunnedthe ultimate damnation for a gender trained to be wholly dependent on the acceptance and praise of others.”
—Melinda M. Marshall (20th century)
“Were born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that were not alone.”
—Orson Welles (19151984)
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