Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.

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And don't be frightened: you can always change your mind. I know: I've had four careers and three husbands.

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Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape.

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Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women.

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It's always hard to remember love - years pass and you say to yourself, was I really in love or was I just kidding myself? Was I really in love or was I just pretending he was the man of my dreams? Was I really in love or was I just desperate?

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Eat every meal as if it's your last; when the last one comes, you probably won't be very hungry.

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I have always thought it was a terrible shame that the women's movement didn't realise how much easier it was to reach people by making them laugh than by shaking a fist and saying, 'Don't you see how oppressed you are.

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You can settle for reality, or you can go off, like a fool, and dream another dream.

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Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

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When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

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