Quote by Kate Millett
The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipula

The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is free to exploit, since love is the only circumstance in which the female is (ideologically) pardoned for sexual activity. – Kate Millett

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We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight upon the human condition. And do not know how one copes with it except through politics. – Kate Millett

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A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of patriarchy, and also with the ending of homosexual oppression. – Kate Millett

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I dont think Ill ever escape the fact that I dont belong anywhere in particular. Ive often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but thats a very romantic notion. Its a hideous country to go to in reality. – Hugo Weaving

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Somebody called me a bruised romantic once, and I like that. – Susannah McCorkle

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It more or less has the shape of a love song, but Crescent Moon reflects more my longing for an ancient romantic context that includes wild animals, fire, danger of death, stellar navigation, and seasonal intuition. – Frank Black

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