Logo
Quote by Adrienne Rich
Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the r

Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the rejection of a compulsory way of life. It is also a direct or indirect attack on the male right of access to women. – Adrienne Rich

Other quotes by Adrienne Rich

The mothers battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen human life needs to become a common human battle, waged in love and in the passion for survival. – Adrienne Rich

Category:
War
Author
Adrienne Rich
Read Quote

They can rule the world while they can persuade us our pain belongs in some order is death by famine worse than death by suicide, than a life of famine and suicide…? – Adrienne Rich

Category:
Death
Author
Adrienne Rich
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Women
category

People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because its safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs. – Alexei Sayle

Category:
Women

Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo – Jo being the writer and the misfit. – Patti Smith

Category:
Women

This man is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, hes Frank and in Chicago hes Ernest. – Henny Youngman

Category:
Women

Ive been out with some extremely beautiful women who have had no sex appeal whatsoever. It really is a lot more than skin deep. – Rod Stewart

Category:
Women

Random Quotes

The small percentage of dogs that bite people is monumental proof that the dog is the most benign, forgiving creature on earth. – W.R. Koehler, The Koehler Method of Dog Training

Category:
Humankind

The great thing about it is, in Hollywood, certain people are very good at keeping their lives and who they are very private. Ive never met anybody as down to earth and cool in Hollywood than Matt Damon. – Anthony Mackie

Category:
cool

Look, when I started out, mainstream culture was Sinatra, Perry Como, Andy Williams, Sound of Music. There was no fitting into it then and of course, theres no fitting into it now. – Bob Dylan

Category:
Music

But I think its hard for me to only put out one record a year. Because I get too antsy. But its good Im learning to do that, because each record counts. And you should make it count. – Ty Segall

Category:
Learning