Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.
Germaine Greer, as quoted in Lisa Appignanesi, Rachel Holmes and Susie Orbach (eds), Fifty Shades of Feminism
Tag: Germaine Greer
War is the admission of defeat
War is the admission of defeat in the face of conflicting interests …
Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch
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Of lovers, change and loneliness
Again from Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch:
Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate.
… lovers who are free to change remain interesting.
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Security is the denial of life
Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life.
Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch
Brief thoughts & quotes … 