“Pretend that you're a clever shepherd girl, and you're just dressed up in pretty clothes, and you're trying to make everybody believe that you're a spoiled, empty-headed little princess. So no one guesses that under your clothes you're a brave… — Johanna Sinisalo Copy Share Image
“I guess you can't compare humans to birds. Humans are rational beings. They're not just creatures without any sense of responsibility, ruled by drives and instincts, as our teachers at eloi school keep impressing upon us. Human beings are the pinnacle of creation, able to use rational, organized methods to place themselves outside nature, to control nature. But no sooner… — Johanna Sinisalo Copy Share
“But the way an eloi has to darken her eyelashes every morning, cover her skin with colored cream, powder her nose and forehead all… — Johanna Sinisalo Copy Share Image
“They didn't need the support of the majority. Sometimes all that's needed is a group of people loud enough and influential enough to change the world and make it the way they want it to be. It doesn't even have to be a huge group, as long as some of them establish their own personal preferences as the only real… — Johanna Sinisalo Copy Share
“Pretend that you're a clever shepherd girl, and you're just dressed up in pretty clothes, and you're trying to make everybody believe that you're… — Johanna Sinisalo Copy Share Image
“I tell them that in Finland the first thing men coming back from the front wanted was sex; only after that did they take… — Johanna Sinisalo Copy Share Image
“Like that breeder-woman sitting at the bar, who thinks it's a buzz to go into a gay joint and has no doubt heard somewhere… — Johanna Sinisalo Copy Share Image
