"In youth, it was a way I had,To do my best to please.And change, with every passing ladTo suit his theories.But now I know the things I knowAnd do the things I do,And if you do not like me so,To hell, my love, with you."
self-esteem
men
adaptation
pleasing
love
character
self-discovery
truthfulness
self-respect
empowerment
youth
women
nature
wisdom
change
Source: The Complete Poems of Dorothy Parker