The woman who realizes that she is bound by a million Lilliputian threads in an attitude of impotence and hatred masquerading as tranquility and love has no option but to run away, if she is not to be corrupted and extinguished utterly.

Germaine Greer
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The world is a lot more complicated than it appears. There are many different problems that we must deal with every day. As a child, you might have been told to look for the silver lining in every situation, but as an adult, you must look for the Lilliputian threads that bind us all together.

Source: The Female Eunuch

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