吳爾夫《瑪麗·沃斯通克拉夫特》（Mary Wollstonecraft）：

Independence was the first necessity for a woman.

一個女人，第一需要是獨立。

原文：

Independence was the first necessity for a woman; not grace or charm, but energy and courage and the power to put her will into effect were her necessary qualities. It was her highest boast to be able to say, "I never yet resolved to do anything of consequence that I did not adhere readily to it." Certainly Mary could say this with truth.

一個女人，第一需要是獨立；對于女人來說，必不可少的素質(zhì)并不是美貌或風韻，而是能力、勇氣以及把意志化為行動的魄力。她最感到自豪的，是她能夠說出這句話：“任何重大行動，我一旦下了決心，就義無反顧，堅守不渝?！爆旣愡@句話說得絲毫不假。