See, each man and each woman actually does have an owner's manual. Nothing's written down anywhere, but the directions for operati...on of an individual in a relationship are detailed and specific nonetheless. So when you start out with someone, you're essentially driving a strange car for the first time and none of the controls are labeled. So the wipers can come on at strange times, sometimes you stall. On top of that we've all met people with bad steering, no brakes, needs a muffler, headlights a little dim, too much in the trunk, not enough under the hood, prone to backfiring, won't turn over, and just plain out of gas. Which is why when people get ready to get married they so often seem to choose basic transportation. It's simple, it's reliable, and it gets you there. That's important on a long trip.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Women, because of their colonial relationship to men, have to fight for their own independence. This fight for our own independenc...e will lead to the growth and development of the revolutionary movement in this country. Only the independent woman can be truly effective in the larger revolutionary struggle.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A relationship, I think, is like a shark, you know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our h...ands is a dead shark.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear load...ed with innuendo and fraught with implications.... Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When a mother quarrels with a daughter, she has a double dose of unhappiness--hers from the conflict, and empathy with her daughte...r's from the conflict with her. Throughout her life a mother retains this special need to maintain a good relationship with her daughter.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Sexual fidelity is more important in a homosexual relationship than in any other. In other relationships there are a variety of ti...es. But here, fidelity is the only bond.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and... sons.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Kids need to see that their parents may not always be of the same mind, that people who differ, even angrily, can continue in a lo...ving relationship,... that it's okay to argue with a loved one, and that one can do so without risking the love of the other person.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »