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I mean what else is there for a woman to do if she doesn't want to go from the parental to the marital home with nothing — Kate Atkinson, Life After Life
I mean what else is there for a woman to do if she doesn't want to go from the parental to the marital home with nothing — Kate Atkinson, Life After Life
Cannot put a finger on what precedes the other, bachelor/spinsterhood or self-obsession. — Sandeep Sahajpal
Cannot put a finger on what precedes the other, bachelor/spinsterhood or self-obsession. — Sandeep Sahajpal
If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married. — Elizabeth I, Collected Works
If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married. — Elizabeth I, Collected Works
Don't laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat — Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Don't laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat — Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
He is a young man with a future of power and opportunity and we are young women destined to be either wives and mothers — Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance
He is a young man with a future of power and opportunity and we are young women destined to be either wives and mothers — Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance
At least as a single woman, I had time to pursue my own interests, read voraciously, and travel when opportunity present — Tasha Alexander, And Only to Deceive
At least as a single woman, I had time to pursue my own interests, read voraciously, and travel when opportunity present — Tasha Alexander, And Only to Deceive
The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely. — Charlotte Brontë
The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely. — Charlotte Brontë
Better die an old maid, sister, than marry the wrong man. — Billy Sunday
Better die an old maid, sister, than marry the wrong man. — Billy Sunday
Her chances of a decent marriage were about to be dashed-and all because of a ferret. — Lisa Kleypas, Tempt Me at Twilight
Her chances of a decent marriage were about to be dashed-and all because of a ferret. — Lisa Kleypas, Tempt Me at Twilight
Of course, these were only dreams. How could a sensible woman leave a happy marriage? All the same, a seductive voice fr — Milan Kundera, Immortality
Of course, these were only dreams. How could a sensible woman leave a happy marriage? All the same, a seductive voice fr — Milan Kundera, Immortality
Don't be fretting...about me marrying. Marrying's a trouble and not marrying's a trouble and I sticks to the trouble I k — L.M. Montgomery, Pat of Silver Bush
Don't be fretting...about me marrying. Marrying's a trouble and not marrying's a trouble and I sticks to the trouble I k — L.M. Montgomery, Pat of Silver Bush
Being a woman, in this world, ultimately makes you crazy. — Holly Bourne, Am I Normal Yet?
Being a woman, in this world, ultimately makes you crazy. — Holly Bourne, Am I Normal Yet?
...but now, driving past the billboard I realized that losing everything is death. A death that I crave and I don't want — Kate Bolick
...but now, driving past the billboard I realized that losing everything is death. A death that I crave and I don't want — Kate Bolick
And I hope she does not live in a dark world. Because even the most terrible loss doesn't have to make you darker — it can make you deeper.
And I hope she does not live in a dark world. Because even the most terrible loss doesn't have to make you darker — it can make you deeper.
The cat required far less attendance than a human child, which is one of the reasons why spinster ladies prefer felines — Elizabeth Peters, The Mummy Case
The cat required far less attendance than a human child, which is one of the reasons why spinster ladies prefer felines — Elizabeth Peters, The Mummy Case
You have got a sharp tongue, haven't you honey? You'll have to watch it or you'll go to a lonely spinster's grave. — Margaret Way, Bauhinia Junction
You have got a sharp tongue, haven't you honey? You'll have to watch it or you'll go to a lonely spinster's grave. — Margaret Way, Bauhinia Junction
Isn't that how falling in love so often works? Some stranger appears out of nowhere and becomes a fixed star in your uni — Kate Bolick
Isn't that how falling in love so often works? Some stranger appears out of nowhere and becomes a fixed star in your uni — Kate Bolick
If I was an eccentric old spinster in a Merchant Ivory movie, I'd want to share my lovely cottage with Holly and that's — Lisa Samson, The Sky Beneath My Feet
If I was an eccentric old spinster in a Merchant Ivory movie, I'd want to share my lovely cottage with Holly and that's — Lisa Samson, The Sky Beneath My Feet