Leslie Morgan Steiner quotes

Domestic abuse happens only in intimate, interdependent, long-term relationships - in other words, in families - the last place we would want or expect to find violence. (Leslie Morgan Steiner)
Women are naturally competitive. That's what drives women to form cliques at early age. View quote
Leslie Morgan Steiner
Family violence is a criminal act; perpetrators, while often former victims themselves, need to accept culpability. View quote
Leslie Morgan Steiner
Our culture encourages women to nurture men, making it predictable that many experience a seductive empathy for abusive men, as well as the misguided hope that love can obliterate an ugly past. View quote
Leslie Morgan Steiner
My husband worked on Wall Street and was an Ivy League graduate as well. In our world, we were the last couple you'd imagine enmeshed in domestic violence. View quote
Leslie Morgan Steiner
My mom is one of my role models in a complicated way. I learned from her how to be a good mom. She was one of those natural moms who really took to it. Her chosen profession was teaching. She loves kids. But she was extremely frustrated and unhappy because for much of my life she was a stay-at-home mom. View quote
Leslie Morgan Steiner

Leslie Morgan Steiner

Occupation: American Author
Born: July 20, 1965
Quotes count: 6