The very notion of superiority of one kind over another will have to disappear, although differences among kind will remain. — Marilyn French Differences Copy Share Image
“What I don't understand is where women suddenly get power. Because they do. The kids, who almost always turn out to be… — Marilyn French Positive influence Copy Share Image
Desire consumes you, it takes you over. You forget yourself completely. All you can think about is the other, the one you… — Marilyn French Desire Copy Share Image
“It does seem true that a young woman may sometimes behave in a way that can be called titillating, and that men… — Marilyn French Hypocrisy Copy Share Image
It's strange how men feel they have the right to criticize a woman's appearance to her face. — Marilyn French Appearance Copy Share Image
If you ask me what I believe in today, I believe in feminism. I believe that all human beings are equal. I… — Marilyn French Ask me Copy Share Image
“You think I hate men. I guess I do, although some of my best friends...I don't like this position. I mistrust generalized… — Marilyn French Best friend Copy Share Image
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water. — Marilyn French Books Copy Share Image
To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, is more valuable than to fix bolts in… — Marilyn French Car Copy Share Image
“What is a man, anyway? Everything I see around me in popular culture tells me a man is he who screws and… — Marilyn French Life Copy Share Image
“I see us as all sitting around naked, shivering, in a huge circle, looking up as the sky turns black and the… — Marilyn French Nature Copy Share Image
The same men who are blind and deaf to feminism are acutely sensitive to what threatens their dominance and privilege. — Marilyn French Blind Copy Share Image
in a way it doesn't matter whether you open doors or close them, you still end up in a box. — Marilyn French Boxes Copy Share Image
It isn't success after all, is it, if it isn't an expression of your deepest energies? — Marilyn French Empowering Copy Share Image
I believe that all human beings are equal. I believe that no one has the right to authority over anyone else. — Marilyn French Authority Copy Share Image
There is no power greater than the power of passive dependency. — Marilyn French Dependency Copy Share Image
“Some people use bullfights, some the Mass, some art in order to ritualize or transform death into life or at least meaning.… — Marilyn French Art Copy Share Image
Nothing is ever simple. What do you do when you discover you like parts of the role you're trying to escape? — Marilyn French Identity Copy Share Image
'I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said. So do I. But at the end,… — Marilyn French Discussion Copy Share Image
“I've known for a long time that hypocrisy is the secret of sanity. You mustn't let them know you know.” — Marilyn French Long time Copy Share Image
“But communes are a good idea. People criticize communes because they don't last, but why in hell, will you tell me, should… — Marilyn French Copy Share Image
“In Harlem the government pushes heroin to keep the blacks down and doctors by the thousands give barbiturates and tranquilizers to all… — Marilyn French Politics Copy Share Image
you can't equate passive dependent power with assertive power because the dependent kind isn't fun, it doesn't give you a kick, it… — Marilyn French Assertive Copy Share Image
Habit is a good thing for the human race. ... You have to spend so much energy just getting through the day… — Marilyn French Energy Copy Share Image
I'd discovered you never know yourself until you're tested and that you don't even know you're being tested until afterwards, and that… — Marilyn French Facts Copy Share Image
