Fay Weldon
Fay Weldon
Fay Weldon CBE FRSLis an English author, essayist and playwright, whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of British society...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth22 September 1931
committees
The greatest things are accomplished by individual people, not by committees or companies.
everything-happens-for-a-reason happens
Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens.
marriage love-is way
Ask any woman in an arranged marriage. Love is the least stressful way out.
want littles quiet
Marriage is a very difficult relationship for nearly everyone and I'm sure you shouldn't do it if you want a quiet little easy life.
wind sail critics
Never defend yourself; agree with your critics, it takes the wind out of their sails.
beauty giving firsts
Beauty is the first present nature gives to women and the first it takes away.
wine motherhood guilt
guilt to motherhood is like grapes to wine
too-much have-courage boldness
Be bold, but not too bold. Have courage, but not too much.
expression self people
The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.
pain women good-woman
Man seems not so much wicked as frail, unable to face pain, trouble and growing old. A good woman knows that nature is her enemy. Look at what it does to her.
acceptance men kind
If you put a woman in a man's position, she will be more efficient, but no more kind.
learning cutting goes-on
One can learn, at least. One can go on learning until the day one is cut off.
weakness realizing shortcomings
A 'weakness,' I now realize, is nothing but a strength not properly developed.
ignored pessimism prophet
The prophets of doom, in my experience, are generally ignored and usually right.