Henriette Mantel quotes

Henriette Mantel quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“The traditional rules for having children are long gone. Some days I feel like the harder choice is to not have a kid.”
-- Henriette Mantel

Source : Henriette Mantel (2013). “No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Parenthood”, p.14, Seal Press

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“[On deciding not to have children:] Yes, there is a little sadness ... But there's also a little sadness around the fact I may never get to go to the moon. Jeez, you can't do everything in this lifetime.”
-- Henriette Mantel

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“I don't have time every day to put on make up. I need that time to clean my rifle.”
-- Henriette Mantel

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“If I'm ever stuck on a respirator or a life support system, I definitely want to be unplugged -- but not until I'm down to a size eight.”
-- Henriette Mantel

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