What we ought to see in the agonies of puberty is the result of the conditioning that maims the female personality in creating the feminine.

Quote by Germaine Greer

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The essence of pleasure is spontaneity

The essence of pleasure is spontaneity

Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem...

Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem...

Yet if a woman never lets herself go, how will she ever know how far...

Yet if a woman never lets herself go, how will she ever know how far...

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

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

Man made one grave mistake: in answer to vaguely reformist and humanitarian agitation he admitted...

Man made one grave mistake: in answer to vaguely reformist and humanitarian agitation he admitted...

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed

We in the West do not refrain from childbirth because we are concerned about the...

We in the West do not refrain from childbirth because we are concerned about the...

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.

Security is when everything is settled. When nothing can happen to you. Security is the...

Security is when everything is settled. When nothing can happen to you. Security is the...

Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are,...

Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are,...

All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society can survive with only...

All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society can survive with only...

Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone...

Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone...

The essence of pleasure is spontaneity.

The essence of pleasure is spontaneity.

The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in...

The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in...

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,...

I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane...

I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane...

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

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

I didn't fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto...

I didn't fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto...

I think that testosterone is a rare poison.

I think that testosterone is a rare poison.