"The mammary fixation is the most American of the sex fetishes."

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Source : Molly Haskell (2016). “From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies, Third Edition”, p.105, University of Chicago Press

Molly Haskell

#Sex Quotes #Fixation Quotes

“True fighters dare face the sorrows of humanity, and look unflinchingly at bloodshed. What sorrow and joy are theirs! But the Creator's common device for ordinary people is to let the passage of time wash away old traces leaving only pale-red bloodstains and a vague pain; and he lets men live on ignobly and amid these, to keep this quasi-human world going.”
“Be generous with your time and your resources and with giving credit and, especially, with your words. It's so much easier to be a critic than a celebrator. Always remember there is a human being on the other end of every exchange and behind every cultural artifact being critiqued. To understand and be understood, those are among life's greatest gifts, and every interaction is an opportunity to exchange them.”

Source : "Happy Birthday, Brain Pickings: 7 Things I Learned in 7 Years of Reading, Writing, and Living". www.brainpickings.org. October 23, 2013.
“I would never stay in office against the will of the people. My ethics and patriotism do not allow me to do so.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Did you ever notice how easy it is to forgive a person any number of faults for one endearing characteristic, for a certain style, or some commitment to life - while someone with many good qualities is insupportable for a single defect if it happens to be a boring one?”

Source : Shirley Hazzard (2004). “The Evening of the Holiday: A Novel”, p.114, Macmillan
“As with all great teachers, his curriculum was an insignificant part of what he communicated. From him you didn't learn a subject, but a life...Tolerance and justice, fearlessness and pride, reverence and pity, are learned in a course on long division if the teacher has those qualities...”
“You will achieve your grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day.”
“I hope I don't just sit around moping for two years.”
“You are the sky. Everything else â€“ itâ€™s just the weather.”

Source : "Your Spacious Self: Clear the Clutter and Discover Who You Are". Book by Stephanie Bennett Vogt, May 15, 2007.

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