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“Most mother-women give up whatever ghost of a unique and human self they may have when they 'marry' and raise children.”

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Phyllis Chesler

Phyllis Chesler is an American writer born on October 1, 1940. Her works primarily focus on feminism, Jewish identity, and religious conflict. Chesler is known for her significant contributions to feminist theory and practice. more

“Just as the end goal of socialist revolution was not only the elimination of the economic class privilege but of the economic class distinction itself, so the end goal of feminist revolution must be, ... not just the elimination of the male privilege, but of the sex distinction itself; genital differences between human beings would no longer matter culturally.”

Source: The dialectic of sex: the case for feminist revolution

“The opposite of heterosexual desire is the eroticising of sameness, a sameness of power, equality and mutuality. It is homosexual desire.”

Desire Opposites Feminist Homosexual Sameness

Author:Sheila Jeffreys

“Bring me a cup of tea and the 'Times.'”

Cups Tea Cups Of Tea Tea Time Sweet Tea

Author:Queen Victoria

“I am a hardened and shameless tea drinker, who has, for twenty years, diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant; whose kettle has scarcely time to cool; who with tea amuses the evening, with tea solaces the midnight, and, with tea, welcomes the morning.”

Years Morning Food Twenties Plant Evening Tea Meals Fascinating Midnight Solace Drinkers Hardened Shameless Kettles Infusion Tea Time Tea Drinking

Author:Samuel Johnson

“Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know.”

Knows Needs Firsts Water Drink Tea Heat Tea Drinking

Author:Sen no Rikyu

“The privileges of the side-table included the small prerogatives of sitting next to the toast, and taking two cups of tea to other people's one.”

People Two Next Sides Sitting Tables Privilege Cups Tea Toasts Cups Of Tea Prerogative

Book:Martin Chuzzlewi

Source: Martin Chuzzlewi

“I can drink tea until the cows come home and I love the atmosphere in tea-shops.”

I Can Home Drink Tea Atmosphere Shops Coming Home Cows Tea Drinking Drinking Tea

Author:Zola Budd

“One day I decided to try to have a complete day without tea. I was quite shaken. I was quite disturbed.”

Trying One Day Decided Tea Disturbed

Author:Steven Morrissey

“The spirit of the tea beverage is one of peace, comfort, and refinement.”

Spirit Comfort Tea Refinement Cups Of Tea Beverages

Book:The Little Tea Book

Source: The Little Tea Book

“Where there's tea, there's hope.”

Tea Sweet Tea

Author:Arthur Wing Pinero

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