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Virginie Despentes

(1969) Translator

8 quotes in 48 categories

Virginie Despentes is a translator.

Quick Facts About Virginie Despentes

Born: June 13, 1969
Profession: Translator

About Virginie Despentes

[Wikidata] French writer and film director... | [Wikipedia] Virginie Despentes is a French author, screenwriter, director, and actress. She is known for her work exploring gender, sexuality, and people who live in poverty or other marginalised conditions.

Quotes by Virginie Despentes

“What's disappointing is that it's just another mold, you leave one cliche and end up right back in another. Not really that…

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Cliche

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The line between seduction and prostitution is very blurred, and deep down, everyone knows it.

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Deep down

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In much the same way, motherhood has become the essential female experience, valued above all others: giving life is where it's at.…

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Accommodations

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“Consuming pornography does not lead to more sex, it leads to more porn. Much like eating McDonalds everyday will accustom you to…

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Pornography

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Heterosexuality as we know it is so plain boring, dumb, dull and artificial, it has to be imposed upon people, otherwise they…

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Boring

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“In much the same way, motherhood has become the essential female experience, valued above all others: giving life is where it's at.…

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Breeding

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What relationship can you have with yourself if you systematically hand your genitals over to someone else?

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Hands

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I like myself as I am, more desiring than desirable.

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Desirable

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