“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.”
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Category: men
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The agony of my feelings allowed me
“The agony of my feelings allowed me no respite; no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food.”
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Category: food
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My dreams were at once more fantastic
“My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings.”
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Category: dreams
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I am very averse to bringing myself
“I am very averse to bringing myself forward in print, but as my account will only appear as an appendage to a former production, and as it will be confined to such topics as have connection with my authorship alone, I can hardly accuse myself of a personal intrusion.”
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Category: alone
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My dreams were all my own; I
“My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed – my dearest pleasure when free.”
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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I do not wish women to have
“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.”
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Category: women
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Life and death appeared to me ideal
“Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world.”
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Category: death
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The very winds whispered in soothing accents,
“The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.”
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Category: nature
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