Later, she would remember these years, and realize with astonishment that she had, by fifteen, decided on most of the assumptions she would carry for the rest of her life: that people were essentially not evil, that perfection was death, that life was better than order and a little chaos good for the soul. Most important, this life was all. Unfortunately, she forgot these things, and had to remember them the hard way.


The Women's Room (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2011) - ISBN: 9781451629170

Marilyn French Quotes

Later, she would remember these years, and realize with astonishment that she had, by fifteen, decided on most of the assumptions she would carry for ...

Later, she would remember these years, and realize with astonishment that she had, by fifteen, decided on most of the assumptions she would carry for ...

Later, she would remember these years, and realize with astonishment that she had, by fifteen, decided on most of the assumptions she would carry for ...

Later, she would remember these years, and realize with astonishment that she had, by fifteen, decided on most of the assumptions she would carry for ...