吴尔夫《玛丽·沃斯通克拉夫特》（Mary Wollstonecraft）：
Independence was the first necessity for a woman.
一个女人，第一需要是独立。
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.
一个女人，第一需要是独立；对于女人来说，必不可少的素质并不是美貌或风韵，而是能力、勇气以及把意志化为行动的魄力。她最感到自豪的，是她能够说出这句话：“任何重大行动，我一旦下了决心，就义无反顾，坚守不渝。”玛丽这句话说得丝毫不假。
