Yet if a woman never lets herself go, how will she ever know how far she might have got? If she never takes off her high-heeled shoes, how will she ever know how far she could walk or how fast…

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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 essence of pleasure is spontaneity.

The essence of pleasure is spontaneity.

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...

Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves; when that right is pre-empted it...

Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves; when that right is pre-empted it...

I think that testosterone is a rare poison.

I think that testosterone is a rare poison.

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...

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

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

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...

What we ought to see in the agonies of puberty is the result of the...

What we ought to see in the agonies of puberty is the result of the...

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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,...

Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of...

Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of...

The real theater of the sex war is the domestic hearth

The real theater of the sex war is the domestic hearth

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...

When I saw you, I saw love. When I saw you naked, I saw lust....

When I saw you, I saw love. When I saw you naked, I saw lust....

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...