Quote by Susan Sontag

AIDS obliges people to think of sex as having, possibly, the direst consequences: suicide. Or murder.


AIDS obliges people to think of sex as having, possibly, the

Summary

This quote portrays the profound impact of the AIDS epidemic on society's perception of sex. It suggests that AIDS has transformed the way people view sexual encounters, associating them with the potential for extreme outcomes like suicide or even transmission of the disease, amounting to figurative "murder." The quote highlights the fear and urgency felt by individuals during the AIDS crisis, emphasizing the serious implications and social ramifications associated with sexual behavior.

Topics

Aids
By Susan Sontag
Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Who we are never changes. Who we think we are does.

Who we are never changes. Who we think we are does.

Mary S. Almanac

Change

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is cal

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

Henry David Thoreau

Men

I swear to the LordI still can't seeWhy Democracy meansEvery

I swear to the LordI still can't seeWhy Democracy meansEverybody but me.

Langston Hughes, The Black Man S

Democracy

Mefistófeles: De sol e de mundos nada sei dizer, vejo apena

Mefistófeles: De sol e de mundos nada sei dizer, vejo apenas como os homens se atormentam. O pequeno Deus do mundo [o homem] continua na mesma e está tão admirável assim como no primeiro dia. Um pouco melhor ele viveria, não lhe tivesses dado o brilho da luz celeste; ele chama isto razão e lança mão dela somente para ser mais animalesco do que cada animal.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Men

Man is the only animal of which I am thoroughly and cravenly

Man is the only animal of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid of.

George Bernard Shaw

Men

The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality

The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse.

Charles Horton Cooley


If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land

If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?

Steven Wright


A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. The

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

Benjamin Franklin

Laziness

So if one day the result becomes 3-3, for me it doesn't chan

So if one day the result becomes 3-3, for me it doesn't change my mind, because it's football, it's normal. What is not normal is that we haven't been scoring enough goals playing such good football as we've been playing in the last few weeks.

Jose Mourinho

Change

A dreamer he was, and ever would be. Yet dreaming need not i

A dreamer he was, and ever would be. Yet dreaming need not injure us, if it do but take its turn with waking; and even dreams themselves may be turned to beauty, by favoured men to whom nature has given the powers of casting them into form.

James Anthony Froude

Men Nature Beauty Power Dreams

All human errors are impatience, a premature breaking off of

All human errors are impatience, a premature breaking off of methodical procedure, an apparent fencing-in of what is apparently at issue.

Franz Kafka

Patience

A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity

A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view.

Nate Silver

Truth