Eva Figes Quotes

#1. For centuries the word 'nature' has been used to bolster prejudices or to express, not reality, but a state of affairs that the user would wish to see.

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#2. Sadly, man recognises that the ideal, submissive woman he has created for himself is somehow not quite what he wanted.

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#3. The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices against half the human race that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.

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#4. Nothing comes back. The eye sees for a moment, the ear hears, but look, now it is gone.

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#5. Providing for one's family as a good husband and father is a watertight excuse for making money hand over fist. Greed may be a sin, exploitation of other people might, on the face of it, look rather nasty, but who can blame a man for 'doing the best' for his children?

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#6. Grievance does not make for great art.

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#7. It is a hidden fear that somehow, if they are only given a chance, women will suddenly do as they have been done by.

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#8. But the gates of my happy childhood had clanged shut behind me; I had become adult enough to recognize the need to conceal unbearable emotions for the sake of others.

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