“I'm just saying, when a woman in a maiden, she's in the spotlight. Everybody cares what a pretty, young girl does and says. And she's got some pretty strict archetypes to adhere to: Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella or Britney Spears.… — Rufi Thorpe Copy Share
“Sure, and fatherhood is super important too. I'm not trying to make this a women-only club by any means. Just that even men rarely… — Rufi Thorpe Copy Share Image
“I'm just saying, when a woman in a maiden, she's in the spotlight. Everybody cares what a pretty, young girl does and says. And she's got some pretty strict archetypes to adhere to: Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella or Britney Spears. Pick your poison. But when you become a young mother? People don't give a fuck what you're doing. Their eyes… — Rufi Thorpe Copy Share
“It will be okay," Franklin said. And even though I felt he was far too optimistic, I also suspected that there was wisdom in his optimism; Franklin's scale for "okay" spanned thousands of years. He didn't worry about someone being unhappy for a few hours or days. He didn't really worry about unhappiness at all. I think he worried about… — Rufi Thorpe Copy Share
“It wasn't that Lorrie Ann was becoming a Goody Two-shoes. It wasn't that she wanted to be perfect or loved or approved of. No.… — Rufi Thorpe Copy Share Image
“Some have characterized the boomers as optimistic, but to my view they were simply soft and rather unprepared. They didn’t know how to cook… — Rufi Thorpe Copy Share Image
“How could it be that I wanted those scary narrow streets and books and coffee shops for her so much more than she wanted… — Rufi Thorpe Copy Share Image
“What had been so funny? But you can never remember what you were laughing about, and even if you could, it seems doubtful that… — Rufi Thorpe Copy Share Image
