But he was quite consciously afraid of society, which he…

Things are not going to change until Indian women, and their parents, stop being afraid of what society will say. This is the single…

— Geeta Phogat

“But he knew what was wrong with him; he was ashamed of himself and afraid of them- afraid of the society whe so despised.”

— Ryünosuke Akutagawa

“It all had to be squeezed and squeezed again, to provide a thrill, to provide enjoyment. What did people mean, with their simply determined…

— D.H. Lawrence

“And he could go on in life, existing from day to day, without connection and without hope. For he did not know what to…

— D.H. Lawrence

“Yes, I do believe in something. I believe in being warm-hearted. I believe especially in being warm-hearted in love, in fucking with a warm…

— D.H. Lawrence

“A man could no longer be private and withdrawn. The world allows no hermits.”

— D.H. Lawrence

“She was old; millions of years old, she felt. And at last, she could bear the burden of herself no more.”

— D.H. Lawrence

“He had reached the point where all he wanted on earth was to be alone.”

— D.H. Lawrence

“And how they take one in, with their manners and their mock wistfulness and gentleness.”

— D.H. Lawrence

“She felt weak and utterly forlorn. She wished some help would come from outside. But in the whole world there was no help.”

— D.H. Lawrence

“She rose slowly. She didn't want to go. She also rather resented staying.”

— D.H. Lawrence

“But his dread was the nights when he could not sleep. Then it was awful indeed, when annihilation pressed in on him on every…

— D.H. Lawrence

“He would be alone, and apart from life, which was all he wanted.”

— D.H. Lawrence

“Always these arrangements! Always one's life arranged for one! Wheels that worked one and drove one, and over which one had no real control!”

— D.H. Lawrence

“Little gusts of sunshine blew, strangely bright, and lit up the celandines at the wood's edge, under the hazel-rods, they spangled out bright and…

— D.H. Lawrence