Even crushed against his brother in the Tube the average Englishman pretends desperately that he is alone. Germaine Greer on alone
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 on death
Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it. Germaine Greer on freedom
Man is jealous because of his amour propre woman is jealous because of her lack of it. Germaine Greer on jealousy
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 on marriage
English culture is basically homosexual in the sense that the men only really care about other men. Germaine Greer on men
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 on 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 on society
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 on strength
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 on war
The real theater of the sex war is the domestic hearth. Germaine Greer on war
The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy nowadays it means rank subversion. Germaine Greer on 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 on women