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Journalist

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison was an accomplished journalist known for her profound insights into cultural, social, and gender issues. Her writing career spanned multiple domains, including literature, art, and philosophy.

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Famous Barbara Grizzuti Harrison Quotes

“the islands of Italy combine all the elements - fire, water, earth, and air - and that is irresistible.”

Earth Water Fire Air Elements Islands Irresistible

Book:The Islands of Italy: Sicily, Sardinia, and the Aeolian Islands

Source: The Islands of Italy: Sicily, Sardinia, and the Aeolian Islands

“Nothing is more democratic, less judgmental, than water. Water doesn't care whether flesh is withered or fresh; it caresses aged flesh and firm flesh with equal love.”

Care Sports Water Equal Democratic Flesh Firm Judgmental Caress Withered Equal Love

Book:An Accidental Autobiography

Source: An Accidental Autobiography

“To surrender one's vulnerable body to water has always seemed to me a limpid act of will that has no coutnerpart or equal, unless it is sex.”

Body Sex Sports Water Equal Surrender Vulnerable

Book:An Accidental Autobiography

Source: An Accidental Autobiography

“my love of water ... is mingled with and almost indistinguishable from a fear of water (I can float in a vertical position - I enter a fugue state - but I cannot bear to bury my face in water).”

I Can States Faces Water Position Bears Floats Vertical Fugue

Book:The Islands of Italy: Sicily, Sardinia, and the Aeolian Islands

Source: The Islands of Italy: Sicily, Sardinia, and the Aeolian Islands

About the Author

Born: September 14, 1934
Died: April 24, 2002
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 69

Books & Sources

Italian DaysRelated source material

An Accidental AutobiographyRelated source material

The Astonishing World: EssaysRelated source material

Off Center: EssaysRelated source material

The Islands of Italy: Sicily, Sardinia, and the Aeolian IslandsRelated source material

Unlearning the lie: sexism in schoolRelated source material

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