one should be afraid of life, not of death.
Judging by the vast amount of cookbooks printed and sold in the United States one would think the American woman a fanatical cook. She isn't.
For women, beauty is more important than the mind, because the man is easier to watch than to think.
I, personally, liked the legend.
Your daughter is your child for life.
Don't follow it blindly into every dark alley. Always remember that you are not a model or a mannequin for which the fashion is created.