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Book by Barbara Townsend · 3 quotes · Blame, Blaming, Foghorn

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“Vera did not reply. He had called her careless, was blaming her, passing judgment and in this he was no different to all other men: they had their way with women, but God forbid the woman they wanted to marry should be sullied. Even one who had been trapped...”

Judgment Men And Women Blame Trapped Patriarchy Judgmental Blaming

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“Wij zijn bang voor seksualiteit omdat ze de basis van onze hele maatschappij ondergraaft: het idee dat ieder mens een uniek individu is met een georganiseerd leven. Maar als iedere man in principe met iedere vrouw naar bed kan en omgekeerd, dan zijn al die verhalen over voorbestemdheid, uitverkorenheid, lotsbestemming en eeuwige liefde lariekoek. Als deeltjes zweven we voor de ruimte, plus en min. En waar die elkaar raken vindt soms versmelting plaats. Ieder mensen weet dat maar verdringt het. De mens is niet in staat tot filantropische seksualiteit omdat er geen enkele reden meer zou zijn om nog iets anders te doen dan dit.”

Liefde Voorbestemdheid

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“Notes on the Leper Colony and Insane Asylums on Robben Island: In the winter, wild North westerly gales sweep in across the Island, battering the shore and bringing with them a dense sea mist that shrouds everything in its path. Despite the light and the foghorn many ships have foundered on those dark rocks. Perhaps this gives rise to the story that it is not only the crying of the seabirds that can be heard on dark winter nights. There are other stories about lost souls...”

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