#akin

Marriage as an institution developed from rape as a practice. Rape, originally defined as abduction, became marriage by capture. Marriage meant the taking was to extend in time, to be not only use of but possession of, or ownership. ↗

— Andrea Dworkin

#capture #defined #developed #extend #institution

I could produce spurts of speed and after taking up athletics I found myself running quite quickly over 400m. ↗

— Michael East

#athletics #could #found #i #myself

Every time that I write a novel I am convinced for at least two years that it is the last one, because a novel is like a child. It takes two years after its birth. You have to take care of it. It starts walking, and then speaking. ↗

— Umberto Eco

#am #because #birth #care #child

First of all, we were never not speaking. It's gotten so blown out of proportion. It was a very straightforward difference of opinion. I think because we were so private and refused to talk about it, these stories just got out of control. ↗

— Julie Nixon Eisenhower

#because #blown #control #difference #first

In the beginning, everybody that gets to work with me, thinks I'm nice. But three weeks later, they hear a bell ringing. Then they realise I meant everything I said during that first week. It's not my fault people are not taking me serious from the first moment. ↗

— Andrew Eldritch

#bell #during #everybody #everything #fault

Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends. ↗

— Eminem

#circle #come #friends #funny #hard

I've been running a lot, taking care of myself. ↗

— Eminem

#care #i #lot #myself #running

If you're not making some mistakes, it probably means you're not trying hard enough. ↗

— Evan Davis

#hard #making #means #mistakes #probably

Heritage Action is a self-interested fundraising organization led by a former Giuliani staffer who is not taking counsel from real conservatives... It is a worthless organization to the conservative movement. I'll be the first to say that. ↗

— Geoff Davis

#be the first #conservative #conservative movement #conservatives #counsel

Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had. ↗

— Iris Dement

#fun #had #i #making #most