“There are women who have forgotten that to be a woman doesn't simply mean humiliation, doesn't simply mean bitterness. I haven't forgotten it yet," she added, "in spite of you.” WomenRelationshipsGenderBitternessHumiliationGender Relationships Book:Giovanni’s Room Source: Giovanni’s Room
“I wanted a woman to be for me a steady ground, like the earth itself, where I could always be renewed.” MenWomenRelationshipsGenderGender Roles Book:Giovanni’s Room Source: Giovanni’s Room
“Men--not just babies like you, but old men, too--they always need a woman to tell them the truth. Les hommes, ils sont impossibles.” TruthWomenGenderGender RolesWomen S StrengthWomen And Men Book:Giovanni’s Room Source: Giovanni’s Room
“What kind of life can two men have together, anyway? All this love you talk about--isn't it just that you want to be made to feel strong? You want to go out and be the big laborer and bring home the money, and you want me to stay here and wash the dishes and cook the food and clean this miserable closet of a room and kiss you when you come in through that door and lie with you at night and be your little girl. That's what you want. That's what you mean and that's all you mean when you say you love me. You say I want to kill you. What do you think you've been doing to me?” LoveRelationshipsGenderSexualityLgbtqHomosexualityGender RolesBeing Gay Book:Giovanni’s Room Source: Giovanni’s Room