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
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…. In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed. – Germaine Greer
Security is when everything is settled. When nothing can happen to you. Security is the denial of life. – Germaine Greer
There is no such thing as security. There never has been. – Germaine Greer
I have had lots of friends whove been affected by Aids and a very good friend of mine, Oscar Moore, died of Aids and I was with him in his last year quite a bit. And of course he was a man living in a very rich culture with a wealthy family who was able to afford health care. – Emma Thompson