As Liljana sat stitching a sampler or darning a sock, she dreamed her way into life as a grown woman with her own household to run, her own home to tidy, her own children to mind, and her own husband to cheer after a long day's work as they sat together by the fire. The life that future generations would dismiss as dull and degrading offered Liljana the liberating prospect of being mistress in her own home rather than living to serve others. Fiorella De Maria
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The above quote is from the book "Women Who Run with the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. The book is about two women who lived in the American west in the late 1800's. The title of the book comes from an old Native American belief that women are like wolves, they run after men and lose themselves in their relationship with them. Although this is a myth, there are some truth to it.

Most wives do not live life as they please, but instead live to serve others. As this quote shows, however, there are some women who choose to be their own person and live life the way they want to instead of living to serve others.

Source: Well Never Tell Them

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