Sublime

And there, as years passed, this wonder-woman bore child after child, five of them—all girls.

I had learned to see these things very differently since living with Ellador;

The doll is one of the most imperative needs, and at the same time one of the most charming instincts, of feminine childhood. To care for, clothe, adorn, dress, undress, dress over again, teach, scold a little, rock, cuddle, put to sleep, pretend that something is somebody—the whole future of the woman is there.

they said they only wore hats for shade when working in the sun;

"we are unwilling to expose our country to free communication with the rest of the world—as yet.

visão da infância que exigia permanente supervisão materna;

It had been on Sloane, as a woman, to make sure the other woman was in the fold.

When Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was read to me and Alice sighs, “Oh, how I long to run away from normal days! I want to run wild with my imagination,” I remember rising up from my pillow and thinking, yes, yes, that’s it exactly.