Germaine Greer

"We must recover the link between sexuality and fertility if we are to survive."

"War is the last refuge of the incompetent leader."

"The concept of romantic love is the greatest con game ever perpetrated on women."

"Menopause is not the end of femininity; it is the beginning of freedom."

"The most erotic thing about a woman is her confidence."

"We have to distinguish between being offended and being oppressed."

"The future of our species depends on our willingness to change."

"Women are told to be selfless, but that is a way of denying their humanity."

"Sex is not sin; repression is."

"The body is not shameful; shame is what the body is taught."

"Women have been systematically taught to underestimate themselves."

"The greatest revolution would be if women simply refused to serve men."

"Patriarchy is not a conspiracy; it is a system that benefits from invisibility."

"A woman's anger is not hysteria; it is clarity."

"The beauty industry is built on the dissatisfaction of women."

"In order to be free, women must first imagine freedom."

"The most radical thing a woman can do is tell the truth about her life."

"We are not born feminine; we are made feminine."

"The problem is not that women want too much; the problem is that men give too little."

"Passion is not something that happens; it is something you create."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"Female friendships are the most valuable thing in a woman's life."

"The institutional nature of marriage is what corrupts love."

"Art and literature are the ways we keep the past alive."

"A woman's right to choose is the cornerstone of her freedom."

"The most subversive thing a woman can do is refuse to diminish herself."

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

"The purpose of life is not to be happy; it is to be real."

"In the end, we only regret the chances we did not take."

"A woman who loves herself is a threat to a patriarchal system."