Contemporary Women Quotes

“She had been in one of those sleeps so heavy they leave you feeling sad, disorientated, your stomach full of tears. A sleep so deep, so dark, that you see yourself dying, that you wake up soaked with cold sweat, paradoxically exhausted.”
― Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny

“I couldn't hear anything or anyone, there was only the sound of our sex and the smell of books.”
― Juliet Gauvin, The Freshman: Volume II

“I’m really enjoying my solitude after feeling trapped by my family, friends and boyfriend.
Just then I feel like making a resolution. A new year began six months ago but I feel like the time for change is now. No more whining about my pathetic life. I am going to change my life this very minute. Feeling as empowered as I felt when I read The Secret, I turn to reenter the hall.
I know what I’ll do! Instead of listing all the things I’m going to do from this moment on, I’m going to list all the things I’m never going to do! I’ve always been unconventional (too unconventional if you ask my parents but I’ll save that account for later). I mentally begin to make my list of nevers.
-I am never going to marry for money like Natasha just did.
-I am never going to doubt my abilities again.
-I am never going to… as I try to decide exactly what to resolve I spot an older lady wearing a bright red velvet churidar kurta. Yuck! I immediately know what my next resolution will be; I will never wear velvet. Even if it does become the most fashionable fabric ever (a highly unlikely phenomenon)

I am quite enjoying my resolution making and am deciding what to resolve next when I notice Az and Raghav holding hands and smiling at each other. In that moment I know what my biggest resolve should be.

-I will never have feelings for my best friend’s boyfriend. Or for any friend’s boyfriend, for that matter. That’s four resolutions down. Six more to go? Why not? It is 2012, after all. If the world really does end this year, at least I’ll go down knowing I completed ten resolutions. I don’t need to look too far to find my next resolution. Standing a few centimetres away, looking extremely uncomfortable as Rags and Az get more oblivious of his existence, is Deepak.

-I will never stay in a relationship with someone I don’t love, I vow. Looking for inspiration for my next five resolutions, I try to observe everyone in the room. What catches my eye next is my cousin Mishka giggling uncontrollably while failing miserably at walking in a straight line. Why do people get completely trashed in public? It’s just so embarrassing and totally not worth it when you’re nursing a hangover the next day. I recoil as memories of a not so long ago night come rushing back to me. I still don’t know exactly what happened that night but the fragments that I do remember go something like this; dropping my Blackberry in the loo, picking it up and wiping it with my new Mango dress, falling flat on my face in the middle of the club twice, breaking my Nine West heels, kissing an ugly stranger (Az insists he was a drug dealer but I think she just says that to freak me out) at the bar and throwing up on the Bandra-Worli sea link from Az’s car.

-I will never put myself in an embarrassing situation like that again. Ever.
I usually vow to never drink so much when I’m lying in bed with a hangover the next day (just like 99% of the world) but this time I’m going to stick to my resolution.
What should my next resolution be?”
― Anjali Kirpalani, Never Say Never

“For some reason, people try to fill you with food when you're filled with grief. I didn't need food. I needed a reason to keep living”
― Priscille Sibley, The Promise of Stardust

“Taking inspiration from her own experiences as a wife, mother, principal and teacher, Ellick creates a realistic and thought-provoking modern scenario for readers to ponder, based on a well-documented historic trend.”
― Bainbridge Island Review

“Cinderella does not represent contemporary girls.

Today’s girls are no ‘damsels-in-distress.’ They figure and solve problems, invent solutions, and herald in the new world order.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“If a woman were elected president, would our nation expect her husband to be the official White House host?”
― Venita Ellick

“If a woman chooses to support her husband and become First Lady, I believe she must do so with the understanding that the public expects the full-meal deal.”
― Venita Ellick

“People vote for whom they believe will be the best president and representative for our country. The First Lady is not on the ballot.”
― Venita Ellick

“Is a First Lady truly a necessity? Shouldn't each wife of a president have a right to choose to accept the position or not?”
― Venita Ellick

“A writer looks at an issue and asks, 'What if this were to occur? Or what if that was thrown into the mix? What would that look like?”
― Venita Ellick

“An elegantly crafted novel, "The Reluctant First Lady" clearly documents author Venita Ellick as an exceptionally accomplished writer able to skillfully weave memorable characters into a riveting story line from beginning to end. As engaging as it is entertaining, "The Reluctant First Lady" is highly recommended for both personal reading lists and community library contemporary fiction collections.”
― Midwest Book Review August 2013

“We will, all of us, only be happy, she thinks, when we dont need one another anymore. When we can live a life of our own, a life that belongs to us, that has nothing to do with anyone else. When we are free.”
― Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny

“She feels suddenly sentimental. This is what it's like, being a mother. It makes her a bit silly sometimes. The most banal moments suddenly seem important. Her heart is stirred by the smallest things.”
― Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny

“Basically I'm pretty sure my mom thinks a well-thought-out list has the power to make time her personal bitch.”
― Susan Ranelle Amari, A Calculated Guess