“Midge: I am not a prostitute. I’m a comic. Rose: Is there a difference? Midge: Yes, prostitutes get paid more.”— Amy Sherman-Palladino, Miriam “Midge” Maisel, Rachel Brosnahan, imdb.com
“Prostitute. Whore. What did they really mean anyway? Only words. Words trailing their streamers of judgment. I hated labels anyway. People didn't fit in slots -- prostitute, housewife, saint -- like sorting the mail. We were so mutable, fluid with fear and desire, ideals and angles, changeable as wa…”— Janet Fitch, amazon.com