Yet if a woman never lets herself go, how will she ever know how far she might have got? If she never takes off her high-heeled shoes, how will she ever know how far she could walk or how fast she could run? Germaine Greer fastheelhigh share on social
Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack of it. Germaine Greer amourjealouslack Change image and share on social
Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well. Germaine Greer adviceadvisebring Change image and share on social
Australia is a huge rest home, where no unwelcome news is ever wafted on to the pages of the worst newspapers in the world. Germaine Greer australiabadhome Change image and share on social
We in the West do not refrain from childbirth because we are concerned about the population explosion or because we feel we cannot afford children, but because we do not like children. Germaine Greer affordchildchildbirth Change image and share on social
The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood. Germaine Greer adulthoodfertilityfunction Change image and share on social
Even crushed against his brother in the Tube the average Englishman pretends desperately that he is alone. Germaine Greer averagebrothercrush Change image and share on social
What we ought to see in the agonies of puberty is the result of the conditioning that maims the female personality in creating the feminine. Germaine Greer agonyconditioncreate Change image and share on social
Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark. Germaine Greer calmcoldcontinuity Change image and share on social
Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it. Germaine Greer betrayfragilefreedom Change image and share on social