The older woman's love is not love of herself, nor of herself mirrored in a lover's eyes, nor is it corrupted by need. It is a feeling of tenderness so still and deep and warm that it gilds every grass blade and blesses every fly. It includes the ones who have a claim on it, and a great deal else besides. I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
Germaine GreerToo many women are forced to abort by poverty, by their menfolk, by their parents. A choice is only possible if there are genuine alternatives.
Germaine Greer