Germaine Greer Quotes

A collection of quotes by Germaine Greer.

Germaine Greer is an Australian feminist writer and academic, born on January 29, 1939. She gained international recognition with her groundbreaking book "The Female Eunuch" in 1970, which challenged traditional gender roles and advocated for women's liberation. Greer has since written numerous influential works on feminism, literature, and culture. She has been an outspoken advocate for women's rights and has continued to contribute to feminist discourse through her writing, speaking engagements, and activism. Greer's work has had a lasting impact on feminist theory and continues to inspire and provoke discussions on gender equality.

There is no such thing as security. There never has been.

There is no such thing as security. There never has been.

Security

The most threatened group in human societies as in animal so

The most threatened group in human societies as in animal societies is the unmated male: the unmated male is more likely to wind up in prison or in an asylum or dead than his mated counterpart. He is less likely to be promoted at work and he is considered a poor credit risk.

Men

Marriage made more sense when it was indissoluble. It's the

Marriage made more sense when it was indissoluble. It's the woman trying to cope with the strains of a one-parent family who will suffer most from the relaxation of the divorce laws.

Marriage

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying.

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.

Augusten Burroughs

Morning

The misery of the middle-aged woman is a gray and hopeless t

The misery of the middle-aged woman is a gray and hopeless thing, born of having nothing to live for, of disappointment and resentment at having been gypped by consumer society, and surviving merely to be the butt of its unthinking scorn.

Age

All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society

All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society can survive with only one man no society will survive a shortage of women.

Death

Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is tha

Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are, but not with men following the lead of men, they are most often disgusted with themselves.

Sad

Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, e

Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.

Freedom