More from Mae West
You are never too old to become younger!
Mae WestMae West Well behaved women do not make history.
Mae WestMae West I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.
Mae WestMae West Cultivate your curves – they may be dangerous but they won’t be avoided.
Mae WestMae West I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.
Mae WestMae West I don’t know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man when I see one.
Mae WestMae West Too much of a good thing can be taxing.
Mae WestMae West Words should be used as tools of communication and not as a substitute for action.
Mae WestMae West Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I’m tired.
Mae WestMae West It’s not what you can do, but the way you do it that counts.
Mae WestMae West The best way to hold a man is in your arms.
Mae WestMae West She’s the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.
Mae WestMae West Marriage is a fine institution, but I’m not ready for an institution.
Mae WestMae West It takes two to get one in trouble.
Mae WestMae West When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.
Mae WestMae West I’m a good woman for a bad man.
Mae WestMae West
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From our community writers
My heart keeps room for you always even when you can’t be here.
Holly DuxburyHolly Duxbury You are seeing humanity at its worst and best. A collision of the circumstance.
Samantha King HolmesSamantha King Holmes Treat her like a dream. Follow her, pursue her, and always remind her that you’ll never give up on her.
Jenny AJenny A I care but I’m done trying. I love but I’m done showing.
Divya khandalDivya khandal Never feel defined by your size, measures, and beauty standards.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson The wild is always changing like a reminder. You do not have to be the same to be beautiful.
Sabina LauraSabina Laura Bees and butterflies in my belly with you on my mind they chase each other around.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh I long for you but you long for someone else, I deny the one who wants me cause I want someone else.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur
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More on body
I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I’ve been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won’t be bulky.
Serena WilliamsSerena Williams The body is but a vessel to carry the soul. A container ship to protect it as it passes through this world.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery If your thighs touch, don’t be scared. They are just kissing; it’s a love affair.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
Simone BilesSimone Biles Your flesh is like the ocean. Let it wave, rise, ripple, and soar in all its glorious commotion.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery It is suggested to us a million times a day that our bodies are projects. They aren’t. Our lives are. Our spirituality is. Our relationships are. Our work is.
Glennon DoyleGlennon Doyle To this day, I don’t love my arms. People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I’m not complaining. They pay my bills.
Serena WilliamsSerena Williams I feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
Simone BilesSimone Biles
