Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.
Barbara Pym – Excellent Women
Underestimated Potential
U
Alternative Pastimes
A
I had sometimes thought that having a baby might be a good way of making use of the long evenings.
Barbara Pym – Excellent Women
Book Collection
B
You can never have too many books, she said seriously. But where will you put them all?
Barbara Pym – Excellent Women
True Character
T
It’s so easy to get people to come out on a fine day, but of course the characters that really matter are the ones who come out when it’s raining.
Barbara Pym – Excellent Women
Appreciating Good Times
A
I don’t know that one wants to be too happy in this life. A little bit of worry or hardship, now and then, makes us appreciate the good times.
Barbara Pym – Excellent Women
Humorous Self-Reflection
H
We can always have lunch together and talk about my soul afterwards, but I warn you in advance that I haven’t got one.
Barbara Pym – Excellent Women
Reasons for Marriage
R
If I were to get married again, it would be for love, or it would be for friendship and companionship, certainly not for the cooking and housework.
Barbara Pym – Excellent Women
Balancing Act
B
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces.
Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary
Self-Development
S
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
Self-Validation
S
I do not need a man to validate my existence.
Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary