Acceptance Praise

There’s nothing so unattractive to a man as strident feminism.

Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary

Oh God. I can’t bear to think about it. He might have a secret horror hidden away somewhere. Perhaps he’s got a wife and two children in Sydenham.

Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary

I will not get upset over men, but instead be poised and cool ice-queen.

Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary

I will not sulk about having no boyfriend, but develop inner poise and authority and sense of self as a woman of substance.

Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary

No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.

Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary