Men's need to dominate women may be based in their own sense of marginality or emptiness; we do not know its root, and men are making no effort to discover it.

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You name it and I've done it. I'd like to say I did it my...

You name it and I've done it. I'd like to say I did it my...

'I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said....

'I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said....

I can only tell you one thing I've learned. Enjoy the walk along the path...

I can only tell you one thing I've learned. Enjoy the walk along the path...

Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of...

Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of...

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of...

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of...

Everywhere in the world, men place all or most of the burden of raising children...

Everywhere in the world, men place all or most of the burden of raising children...

Oh, God, why don't I remember that a little chaos is good for the soul?

Oh, God, why don't I remember that a little chaos is good for the soul?

Whatever they may be in public life, whatever their relations with men, in their relations...

Whatever they may be in public life, whatever their relations with men, in their relations...

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a...

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a...

Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.

Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.

My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water.

My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water.

One thing that makes art different from life is that in art things have a...

One thing that makes art different from life is that in art things have a...

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of...

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of...

Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are...

Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are...

To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, is...

To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, is...

Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of...

Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of...

All men are rapists and that's all they are. They rape us with their eyes,...

All men are rapists and that's all they are. They rape us with their eyes,...

Nothing is ever simple. What do you do when you discover you like parts of...

Nothing is ever simple. What do you do when you discover you like parts of...

When they kept you out it was because you were black; when they let you...

When they kept you out it was because you were black; when they let you...

Not many men have both good fortune and good sense.

Not many men have both good fortune and good sense.