Behind the concept of woman's strangeness is the idea that a woman may do anything: she is below society, not bound by its law, unpredictable; an attribute given to every member of the league of the unfortunate.
Christina SteadWomen are outside the law; they make nothing, they say yes or no to some collections of whereases.
Christina SteadYe want to tell the plain truth all your life, woman, and speak straight; otherwise ye get to seeing double.
Christina SteadMoney is a jealous mistress If you want money you must want only money. ... I must tell you the one secret of life, there is only one: everything is a jealous mistress, everything is terribly possessive, and, by God, we want to be terribly possessed if we want to get somewhere - and we want to be terribly possessed - anyhow; or what is life?
Christina Stead