Well, I’m not a poet. I’m just a woman. And as a woman, there’s no way for me to make my own money. Not enough to earn a living, or to support my family. And if I had my own money, which I don’t, that money would belong to my husband the moment we got married. And if we had children, they would be his, not mine. They would be his property.LITTLE WOMEN (2019) DIR. GRETA GERWIG
““I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.””—
“I knew who I was this morning, but I’ve changed a few times since then.”—
“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”—
“When you are your own best friend, you don’t endlessly seek out relationships, friendships, and validation from the wrong sources because you realize that the only approval and validation you need is your own.”—