"As a result of the feminist revolution, feminine becomes an abusive epithet."

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Source : Wyndham Lewis (1989). “The Essential Wyndham Lewis: An Introduction to His Work”, Andre Deutsch Limited

Wyndham Lewis

#Feminist Quotes #Feminism Quotes #Revolution Quotes

“Don't wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.”

Source : Twitter post from May 29, 2015
“I can't help believing that these things that come from the subconscious mind have a sort of truth to them. It may not be a scientific truth, but it's psychological truth.”
“Writing is something that I am ever driven to do, and concerning which I am never satisfied.”
“Military weapons are the means used by the Sage to punish violence and cruelty, to give peace to troublous times, to remove difficulties and dangers, and to succor those who are in peril. Every animal with blood in its veins and horns on its head will fight when it is attacked. How much more so will man, who carries in his breast the faculties of love and hatred, joy and anger! When he is pleased, a feeling of affection springs up within him; when angry, his poisoned sting is brought into play. That is the natural law which governs his being”
“If any one element of French cooking can be called important, basic and essential, that element is soup.”
“We can think, speak, and bring the best possible outcome into existence by focusing on where we are going, not on where we think we are.”
“It must not be supposed that the subjective elements are any less 'real' than the objective elements; they are only less important... because they do not point to anything beyond ourselves...”
“I'm the Duke of Riverside. I build things here and pretty much keep the peace, and discourage certain behaviors. If you think all that has been achieved through entirely civil and lawful means, you've had your head in a bucket.”

Source : "The Privilege of the Sword". Book by Ellen Kushner, 2006.

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