[When her husband said her earnings as a married woman belonged to him:] I cannot persuade myself that … - Fanny Kemble

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Don't associate yourself with toxic people. It's better to be alone and love yourself than surrounded by people that make you hate yourself.

Fanny Kemble

[When her husband said her earnings as a married woman belonged to him:] I cannot persuade myself that that which I invent - create, in fact - can belong to anyone but myself! I wish that women could be dealt with, not mercifully, not compassionately, nor affectionately, but justly; it would be so much better - for the men.

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