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> [Love can't flourish in a "society" based on money and meaningless work, but rather requires complete economic, as well as personal, freedom, leisure time and the opportunity to engage in intensely absorbing, emotionally satisfying activities which, when shared with those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/love-can-t-flourish-in-a-society-based-on-money-and-meaningless-work/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

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## More by Valerie Solanas

> [The male dares to be different to the degree that he accepts his passivity and his desire to be female, his fagginess. The farthest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/the-male-dares-to-be-different-to-the-degree-that-he-accepts-his/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/life-in-this-society-being-at-best-an-utter-bore-and-no-aspect-of/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [“SCUM will become members of the unwork force, the fuck-up force; they will get jobs of various kinds and unwork... SCUM office and factory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/scum-will-become-members-of-the-unwork-force-the-fuck-up-force-they/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [Incapable of enjoying the moment, the male needs something to look forward to, and money provides him with an eternal, never-ending goal: Just think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/incapable-of-enjoying-the-moment-the-male-needs-something-to-look/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [To call a man an animal is to flatter him; he's a machine, a walking dildo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/to-call-a-man-an-animal-is-to-flatter-him-he-s-a-machine-a-walking/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [The male is an incomplete female, a walking abortion, aborted at the gene stage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/the-male-is-an-incomplete-female-a-walking-abortion-aborted-at-the/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [A woman not only takes her identity and individuality for granted, but knows instinctively that the only wrong is to hurt others, and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/a-woman-not-only-takes-her-identity-and-individuality-for-granted-but/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [“On the contrary, the male has a vested interest in ignorance; it gives the few knowledgeable men a decided edge on the unknowledgeable ones,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/on-the-contrary-the-male-has-a-vested-interest-in-ignorance-it-gives/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [I should have done target practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/i-should-have-done-target-practice/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [To be sure he's a Man, the male must see to it that the female be clearly a Woman, the opposite of a Man,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/to-be-sure-he-s-a-man-the-male-must-see-to-it-that-the-female-be/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [A true community consists of individuals - not mere species members, not couples - respecting each others individuality and privacy while at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/a-true-community-consists-of-individuals-not-mere-species-members-not/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [The male is just a bundle of conditioned reflexes, is incapable of a mentally free response, is tied to his early conditioning, is determined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/the-male-is-just-a-bundle-of-conditioned-reflexes-is-incapable-of-a/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [Happiness lies outside yourself, is achieved through interacting with others. Self-forgetfulness should be one's goal, not self-absorption. The male, capable of only the latter,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/happiness-lies-outside-yourself-is-achieved-through-interacting-with/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [Love can't flourish in a "society" based on money and meaningless work, but rather requires complete economic, as well as personal, freedom, leisure time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/love-can-t-flourish-in-a-society-based-on-money-and-meaningless-work/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

> [Why produce even females? Why should there be future generations? What is their purpose? When aging and death are eliminated, why continue to reproduce?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-solanas/why-produce-even-females-why-should-there-be-future-generations-what/)

[Valerie Solanas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-solanas/)

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