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This perpetual round of constrained civilities to persons quite indifferent to us, is the most provoking and tiresome thing in theworld, but it is unavoidable in a country town, where everybody is known.... 'Tis a most shocking and unworthy way of spending our precious irrecoverable time, to those who know not its value.
— Fanny Burney
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As we move into the twenty-first century, women's status in society will become the standard by which to measure our progress toward civility and peace.
— Mahnaz Afkhami
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