Famous quotes containing the words bear, lake and/or area:
“They mustnt know my despair, I cant let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldnt bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more. If I talk, everyone thinks Im showing off; when Im silent they think Im ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if Im tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc. etc.”
—Anne Frank (19291945)
“Lenin on a bench beside a lake disturbed
The swans. He was not the man for swans.”
—Wallace Stevens (18791955)
“Many women are reluctant to allow men to enter their domain. They dont want men to acquire skills in what has traditionally been their area of competence and one of their main sources of self-esteem. So while they complain about the males unwillingness to share in domestic duties, they continually push the male out when he moves too confidently into what has previously been their exclusive world.”
—Bettina Arndt (20th century)