Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack of it. -Germaine Greer Jealousy
I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane woman would be a lover of women because loving men is such a mess. I have always wished I'd fall in love with a woman. Damn. -Germaine Greer Women
The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank subversion. -Germaine Greer Women
All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society can survive with only one man; no society will survive a shortage of women. -Germaine Greer Women
Marriage made more sense when it was indissoluble. It's the woman trying to cope with the strains of a one-parent family who will suffer most from the relaxation of the divorce laws. -Germaine Greer Marriage
Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are, but not with men; following the lead of men, they are most often disgusted with themselves. -Germaine Greer Sad
All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society can survive with only one man; no society will survive a shortage of women. -Germaine Greer Society
Women live lives of continual apology. They are born and raised to take the blame for other people's behavior. If they are treated without respect, they tell themselves that they have failed to earn respect. If their husbands do not fancy them, it is because they are unattractive. -Germaine Greer Women
Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well. -Germaine Greer War
Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark. -Germaine Greer Strength
Women live lives of continual apology. They are born and raised to take the blame for other people's behavior. If they are treated without respect, they tell themselves that they have failed to earn respect. If their husbands do not fancy them, it is because they are unattractive. -Germaine Greer Respect
All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society can survive with only one man; no society will survive a shortage of women. -Germaine Greer Death
I didn't fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto the board of Hoover. -Germaine Greer Women
Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it. -Germaine Greer Freedom
Until women themselves reject stigma and refuse to feel shame for the way others treat them, they have no hope of achieving full human stature. -Germaine Greer Hope
Marriage made more sense when it was indissoluble. It's the woman trying to cope with the strains of a one-parent family who will suffer most from the relaxation of the divorce laws. -Germaine Greer Family
