Germaine Greer

"There is no libido in the female literature we know."

"The most powerful thing women have is their sexuality, but we are told to be ashamed of it."

"Boredom is not a legitimate female trait."

"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."

"Resentment is not a political strategy."

"A woman's work is never done because it does not produce a product."

"If a woman wants to be a mother, that is her choice, but it should remain a choice."

"Age is a high price to pay for maturity."

"The greatest threat to the patriarchy is the woman who refuses to play the game."

"Language is a form of inherited wealth that the poor are not encouraged to spend."

"Men have defined sexuality in ways that benefit themselves."

"Truth-telling is a kind of therapy, not a crime."

"Real women do not do the ironing and real men do not fear them."

"Art is the lie that helps us see the truth."

"The institution of marriage is the greatest threat to women's freedom."

"Comedy is not the opposite of tragedy; it is what remains when we refuse to despair."

"A woman who does not wear makeup is seen as not making an effort."

"The love of one's country is a splendid thing, but why should love stop at the border."

"We are entering an age of surveillance where privacy is becoming obsolete."

"To be a person is to be a political being."

"Ideology is the intellectual garbage of history."

"Women are brought up to be feminine, which means to be unreal, to be objects."

"The most direct route to any kind of knowledge is through your own gut."

"Marriage is not the end of sex; it is the beginning of boredom."

"A woman must achieve her own sense of identity; it cannot be given to her."

"Religion is the opium of the people, but opium is sometimes necessary."

"The danger of the religious life is that we may become so heavenly minded that we are no earthly good."

"In a decent society, children should be allowed to have a childhood."

"Mothers are the creation of a society that does not value the labor of women."

"The reason women are not as funny as men is that they have not been allowed to speak."