tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:182889 The triumph of intellect and romance over brute force and cynicism chalcedony 2017-01-26T12:36:10Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:182889:329000 2017-01-26T12:33:58Z 2017-01-26T12:36:10Z public 0 I was too young to really know Laura Petrie; I only saw her in reruns.&nbsp; But Mary Richards ... she arrived at just the right time to be a big influence on the young women of my age group.&nbsp; She was the best example we had seen yet of how to turn the rhetoric into every day life.&nbsp; <br /><br />Rest in peace, Mary.&nbsp;<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=chalcedony&ditemid=329000" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments