Omen Quotes

Old-fashioned ways which no longer apply to changed conditions are a snare in which the feet of women have always become readily entangled.

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement.

I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.

Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in 'real' African culture, before it was tainted by the West, gender roles were rigid and women were contentedly oppressed.