for many people, loneliness was an experience of time. 'Not knowing what to do with yourself' was the way it was usually put. — Louise Bernikow Copy Share Image
In becoming archaeologists of the world of our mothers, we are trying to retrieve the female past and to invent a future. — Louise Bernikow Copy Share Image
Between sisters, often, the child's cry never dies down. "Never leave me," it says; "do not abandon me." — Louise Bernikow Copy Share Image
Everytime I say "sure" when I mean "no," everytime I smile brightly when I'm exploding with rage, every time I imagine my man's achievement… — Louise Bernikow Copy Share Image
“Female friendships that work are relationships in which women help each other belong to themselves.” — Louise Bernikow Copy Share Image
The illusion of companionship sits waiting in the television set. We keep our televisions on more than we watch them - an average of… — Louise Bernikow Copy Share Image
What is haunting is that people fallen off the train threaten those who remain on board. — Louise Bernikow Copy Share Image
I say you hurt me. You say I scorned you. We say we care. It begins. The conversation begins. — Louise Bernikow Copy Share Image
What is commonly called literary history is actually a record of choices. — Louise Bernikow Copy Share Image
Much female conversation is, in fact, about survival - but in code. — Louise Bernikow Copy Share Image
