Vivian Gornick Quotes

We All Grew Up So Utterly Vulnerable, Enthralled By Romantic Love As We Knew It. First Of All, It Was Pounded Into You Every Which Way That You've Got To Get Married And You've Got To Have Babies. That You're Not A Natural Woman If You Don't. So That Led To A Lot Of Sitting By The Telephone And Waiting For A Call. And That Led You Into A Culture In Which You Were Always In A Subordinate Position Without Realizing It; Hamstrung, Not Able To Take Action. That Was The Most Important Thing: You Were Always Waiting To Be Desired.

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