What I mean is that modern women like you are all, to a greater or lesser extend, hard.. It's the yearning. Plainly and simply, it's the yearning." Yearning? For what? {Miss Prim]The yearning you all display to prove your worth, to show that you know this and that, to ensure that you can have it all. The yearning to succeed and, even more, the yearning not to fail; the yearning not to be seen as inferior, but instead even as superior, simply for being exactly what you believe you are, or rather what you've been made to believe you are. The inexplicable yearning for the world to give you credit simply for being women. {Lulu Thiberville] . Anonymous
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The quote, "What I mean is that modern women like you are all, to a greater or lesser extent, hard...It's the yearning. Plainly and simply, it's the yearning," was said by Lulu Thiberville in response to Miss Prim's comments about her life in Paris. Miss Prim stated that modern women are all, to some extent, hard because they want to prove themselves and succeed. This quote conveys the idea that modern women want to succeed for their own personal gain instead of simply loving themselves. They yearn for the world to recognize them because they feel they cannot get the recognition they deserve on their own merit.

Source: The Awakening Of Miss Prim

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