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" If she had had daughters, Beatrice reflected, what advice she would have given them! She would have told them that the time for display was limited, that the years would add weight, both physically and metaphorically, that a time would come when second thoughts were wiser than heedless impulses … She would have urged them to enjoy men, as many men as possible, before they became aware, as she was now, of the neutered state that awaited them. "

Anita Brookner , Falling Slowly


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Anita Brookner quote : If she had had daughters, Beatrice reflected, what advice she would have given them! She would have told them that the time for display was limited, that the years would add weight, both physically and metaphorically, that a time would come when second thoughts were wiser than heedless impulses … She would have urged them to enjoy men, as many men as possible, before they became aware, as she was now, of the neutered state that awaited them.