Marilyn French

There was no justice, there was only life. And life she had. ↗

— Marilyn French

#justice #life

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

— Marilyn French

#eyes #laws #men #rapists #their

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them. ↗

— Marilyn French

#explore #fear #fears #house #our

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of grounds that demonstrate inferiority because we are all inferior to the ideals of humanness we have erected. ↗

— Marilyn French

#another #anyone #because #demonstrate #determined

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. ↗

— Marilyn French

#discover #dominate #effort #emptiness #know

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

— Marilyn French

#drinks #everybody #geniuses #great #those

Nothing is ever simple. What do you do when you discover you like parts of the role you're trying to escape? ↗

— Marilyn French

#escape #ever #like #nothing #parts

Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains. ↗

— Marilyn French

#mountains #never #over #pebbles #stumble

'I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said. So do I. But at the end, there are always the damned dishes. ↗

— Marilyn French

#damned #discussions #dishes #does #end

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

— Marilyn French

#feel #inferior #men #must #seem