Women are always most observed when they seem themselves least to observe, or to lay out for observation. – Samuel Richardson
For the human mind is seldom at stay: If you do not grow better, you will most undoubtedly grow worse. – Samuel Richardson
A widows refusal of a lover is seldom so explicit as to exclude hope. – Samuel Richardson
Working moms commonly testify that they feel guilty when they are away from their children and guilty when they are not at their jobs. Devoted fathers certainly miss their children deeply, but it does not seem to be with the same gnawing, primal anxiety that often afflicts women. – Camille Paglia