Sexual desire Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

“I am tempted to think that to be despised by her sex is a very great compliment to a woman.”

— Margaret Atwood

“To be fair, her expected hatred of all things male has not materialised because it is clear that she simply dislikes everyone. I suspect…

— Dougie Brimson

“She is intent on pleasing the men that frighten her.”

— Carla H. Krueger

“...what woman has ever stopped by a want of information? She felt. And despised him for not acting in accordance with her feelings.”

— John le Carré

“Why should her lover, just because he is male, be in a position to judge her against other women? Why must she need to…

— Naomi Wolf

“She will never tell you this, but what she wants is a man who will reject her rejection firmly, ignore her dismissals, embrace her,…

— Bruce Bryans

“Why couldn't women understand that hate could not hurt if there was no semblance of love?”

— Lorraine Heath

“I tried not to think about it. But every so often it would burst out of me - why did he do something so…

— Nuala O'Faolain

“I say nothing, not one word, from beginning to end, and neither does he. If it were lawful for a woman to hate her…

— Philippa Gregory

“He had carefully avoided her out of the natural cowardice that characterizes the stronger sex.”

— Gustave Flaubert

“It’s the biggest cowardice of a man to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her back.”

— Derek Adam

“Why did hatred so often make men think of rape? And there was the flaw in her monster power. As often as the power…

— Kristin Cashore