“Women carry the burden of the family’s survival on their backs.” — Phyllis T. Smith Family Copy Share Image
“A day is a day whether you are a washerwoman or a baker or the ruler of Rome.” — Phyllis T. Smith Copy Share Image
“Old age can be a deceiver. My knees ache when I walk, but if I sit still, I do not feel so… — Phyllis T. Smith Old age Copy Share Image
“I wonder how many women from time immemorial have thought that if only women could rule the world it would be better… — Phyllis T. Smith Rule the world Copy Share Image
“The past lives in us, and blood is blood. We cannot escape, though we may wish to.” — Phyllis T. Smith Blood Copy Share Image
“In his arrogance, Caesar had even renamed one of the months of the year—the most beautiful summer month—Julius, after himself.” — Phyllis T. Smith Arrogance Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the most direct road is not the best one. Often men do not know this, but it is something girls learn… — Phyllis T. Smith Road Copy Share Image
“Any woman who says she does not want to guide the actions of the man she loves is, in my opinion, lying.” — Phyllis T. Smith Lying Copy Share Image
“Livia has gotten bad press. Rumor has a way even now of attaching to women who break the conventional mold, and it… — Phyllis T. Smith Ancient rome Copy Share Image
“I have often thought,” she said, “that women are the only true adults in the world, and men are a species of… — Phyllis T. Smith Children Copy Share Image
“Somewhere here there’s important information I absolutely need,” Tavius said. “But it’s hard for anyone else to sort out what I should… — Phyllis T. Smith Every day Copy Share Image
“promised myself I would never cry again for this cause. I would not attend anymore to my guilt, or my regrets about… — Phyllis T. Smith Promised Copy Share Image
“The defeated gladiator fought reasonably well, and at the end, with a sword to his throat, raised his hand to appeal for… — Phyllis T. Smith Compassion Copy Share Image
“Some would say it hardly mattered what women thought of Tavius, that even senators' wives, like Mucia, had no power to shape… — Phyllis T. Smith Beloved wife Copy Share Image
“I have often thought,” she said, “that women are the only true adults in the world, and men are a species of… — Phyllis T. Smith Children Copy Share Image
“Tiberius Nero’s face lit up with a smile. “What did you do, offer to make him consul?” I asked Tavius later. He… — Phyllis T. Smith Copy Share Image
“My knees ache when I walk, but if I sit still, I do not feel so different from the girl I was.” — Phyllis T. Smith Feel Copy Share Image
“To be appreciated as a woman, and also to be appreciated as a creature with a mind - what more could I… — Phyllis T. Smith Animals Copy Share Image
“There are periods when life is so pleasant one can almost imagine the world is sun-dappled and safe.” — Phyllis T. Smith Enchanted Copy Share Image
“Women carry the burden of the family’s survival on their backs. Do you understand what I am saying?” — Phyllis T. Smith Family Copy Share Image
“there are men in politics whose greatest aim is to look exalted in their own eyes.” — Phyllis T. Smith Greatness Copy Share Image
“Will you explain this to me: Why do women conjure up difficulties where none exist?” “Because women are wise, and they see… — Phyllis T. Smith Feminism Copy Share Image
“I decided that if I survived I would never do what Father had done, never defer to anyone’s judgment or refuse to… — Phyllis T. Smith Parenting Copy Share Image
“In Rome, a woman’s power, however circumspectly exercised, arouses revulsion. Every death in my family circle has been laid at my door.” — Phyllis T. Smith Family Copy Share Image
“It is a joy to be appreciated for the thing you want to be appreciated for. To be appreciated as a woman,… — Phyllis T. Smith Joy Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you are going down a particular road, and the journey seems so long that you can almost imagine it will never… — Phyllis T. Smith Journey Copy Share Image
“Old age can be a deceiver. My knees ache when I walk, but if I sit still, I do not feel so… — Phyllis T. Smith Old age Copy Share Image
“When I was a girl, I imagined love was a kind of prize for virtuous behavior. That was how the philosophers described… — Phyllis T. Smith Habits Copy Share Image
“I have often thought,” she said, “that women are the only true adults in the world, and men are a species of… — Phyllis T. Smith Children Copy Share Image
