“It is noteworthy that few works of fiction make marriage their central concern. As Northrup Frye puts it, with his accustomed clarity: 'The heroine who becomes a bride, and eventually, one assumes, a mother, on the last page of a… — Carolyn G. Heilbrun Copy Share Image
“Most of us begin, aided by almost every aspect of our culture, hoping for a perfect marriage. What this means is that we accept… — Carolyn G. Heilbrun Copy Share Image
“It is noteworthy that few works of fiction make marriage their central concern. As Northrup Frye puts it, with his accustomed clarity: 'The heroine… — Carolyn G. Heilbrun Copy Share Image
“I have spoken of reinventing marriage, of marriages achieving their rebirth in the middle age of the partners. This phenomenon has been called the… — Carolyn G. Heilbrun Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, power is something that women abjure once they perceive the great difference between the lives possible to men and to women...” — Carolyn G. Heilbrun Copy Share Image
