"The Bobbit case, which brought to life the ancient mythic archetype of woman as castrator, demonstrated that women are as aggressive as men and that sex is a dark, dangerous force of nature. But of course the feminist establishment, stuck in its battered-woman blinders, learned nothing as usual from this lurid refutation of its normal views. Classic art works like Bizet's Carmen tell us more about the irrationality of love, jealousy and revenge than do all the pat formulas of the counseling industry."

-- Camille Paglia

#Art Quotes #Sex Quotes #Revenge Quotes

“There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.”
“a poet will even face death when he sees his people oppressed.”

Source : Carolina Maria de Jesus (2005). “Beyond All Pity”
“She belongs to a race of delightful women, who never do any harm, whom everybody calls good, and who are very severe on those who do not pretend to be good.”

Source : Gilbert Parker “The Complete Works of Gilbert Parker”, Library of Alexandria
“I hate not giving the people what they want.”
“The development of the child during the first three years after birth is unequaled in intensity and importance by any period that precedes or follows in the whole life of the child.”
“There were rumors that flew about the two of us, which were complete poppycock. There was never any romance between Madonna and myself. I mean, we had a moment where we're kissing in that video [Material Girl], but she at the time was with Sean Penn, and I was married with two kids, so there was no funny business there.”

Source : "Keith Carradine on Deadwood, Fargo, and Madonna". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. July 20, 2016.
“It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.”
“The mother-in-law came round last week. It was absolutely pouring down. So I opened the door and I saw her there and I said, 'Mother, don't just stand there in the rain. Go home.'”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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