The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank subversion.

Quote by Germaine Greer

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The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not...

The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not...

Australia is a huge rest home, where no unwelcome news is ever wafted on to...

Australia is a huge rest home, where no unwelcome news is ever wafted on to...

The essence of pleasure is spontaneity.

The essence of pleasure is spontaneity.

You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.

You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.

A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity.

A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity.

Freud is the father of psychoanalysis. It has no mother.

Freud is the father of psychoanalysis. It has no mother.

There is no such thing as security. There never has been.

There is no such thing as security. There never has been.

There has come into existence, chiefly in America, a breed of men who claim to...

There has come into existence, chiefly in America, a breed of men who claim to...

Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum...

Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum...

One may not reach the dawn save by the path of the night.

One may not reach the dawn save by the path of the night.

The only perfect love to be found on earth is not sexual love, which is...

The only perfect love to be found on earth is not sexual love, which is...

The principle of the brotherhood of man is narcissistic...for the grounds for that love have...

The principle of the brotherhood of man is narcissistic...for the grounds for that love have...

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure,...

Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure,...

Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even though we spend a good deal...

Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even though we spend a good deal...

The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood.

The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood.

The real theater of the sex war is the domestic hearth

The real theater of the sex war is the domestic hearth

Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of...

Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of...

When the Sex War ended with the slaughter of the Grandmothers, / They found a...

When the Sex War ended with the slaughter of the Grandmothers, / They found a...