Goncourt/career

Famous quotes containing the words goncourt and/or career:

“Sickness sensitizes man for observation, like a photographic plate.”
—Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)

“I seemed intent on making it as difficult for myself as possible to pursue my “male” career goal. I not only procrastinated endlessly, submitting my medical school application at the very last minute, but continued to crave a conventional female role even as I moved ahead with my “male” pursuits.”
—Margaret S. Mahler (1897–1985)