Home / Quotes / Quote by Eve Babitz

Quote by Eve Babitz

“The only time men fall in love with roses is on douche commercials.”

Quote by Eve Babitz

Book:Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.

Work

Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Eve Babitz

Eve Babitz is an American author born on May 13, 1943. Her works are known for their unique style and profound insights into Los Angeles culture. more

“Another black woman, Margaret Wright, said she was not fighting for equality with men if it meant equality in the world of killing, the world of competition. "I don't want to compete on no damned exploitative level. I don't want to exploit nobody. . . . I want the right to be black and me. . . .”

Men Equality Women S Rights

Book:A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present

Source: A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present

“Who is a man without a woman? Giving surnames after one's fathers, as if those fathers can bear children without mothers! Without Yin, there is no Yang! Without Yang, there is no Yin! Both of us are needed to make the world run! How come they think they are superior?!”

Men Women Rights Equality Gender Woman Sexism Superior Inferior

Book:Gift of the Fox

Source: Gift of the Fox

“Let me tell you a secret, ladies, men usually lose love when you lose your sensuality.”

Men Love Relationship Quotes Sensuality Femininity Live Your Best Life Live With Passion Ladies Feminine Woman

Author:Lebo Grand

“I need you because I'm in love with you, Eden, and I have no idea how I'll ever get over you.”

Romance Young Adult Ya Contemporary

Book:Did I Mention I Need You?

Source: Did I Mention I Need You?

“The waiter uncorked the bottle and poured the first taste. Pierre swirled and then lifted the glass to his nose to inhale the bouquet, the aroma of France, his homeland, He savored the taste of familiar tannins and metals, the acidity a bittersweet reminder of the laughter of children in the fields, of adults cheering long summer evenings, of long-buried emotions, Claire alive in his mouth, Pierre swallowed the wine and approved with a nod the waiter´s choice of bottle, the wine, like him, a survivor in a far-flung place.”

Men War Drink Scene Wine France Tasting Wine Quotes Wine Lovers Wine Guide

Book:The war

Source: The war

“But that is how men are! Ungrateful and never satisfied. When you don't have them they hate you because you won't; and when you do have them they hate you again, for some other reason.”

Men Sex D H Lawrence Lady Chatterley S Lover

Book:Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Source: Lady Chatterley’s Lover

“Men are rarely convenient. I suspect they pride themselves on being inconvenient.”

Men Inconvenience

Book:Refuge for Masterminds

Source: Refuge for Masterminds

“Oh, God, he was a prince among men. A leprechaun riding a unicorn holding a fairy.”

Men Ideal Romance Hero

Book:Serving Pleasure

Source: Serving Pleasure

“It's interesting that the woman who wrote that treatise – the one you all practically worship in Alethkar –decided that all of the feminine tasks involve sitting around having fun while all the masculine ones involve finding someone to stick a spear in you. Telling, eh?”

Men Women Tasks Wit Rules Gender Roles Spear Treatise Alethkar

Book:Words of Radiance

Source: Words of Radiance

“Why does a society have one set of rules for men and another set of rules for women? Every society must have the same set of rules for both men and women to follow. Only then can the society become a progressive one.”

Men Women Society Feminism Feminist Equality Empowering Women Rules Gender Equality

Author:Avijeet Das

Quote by Eve Babitz

Work

Author

You May Also Like