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“if i have never seen you cry. if you do not cry. if you do not value or respect the needs of your water. you and i can not form. if you can not allow your own being to wash over you. how will mine ever make it past your skin. –– available”

Book:Salt

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“Seeking to heal the wounds inflicted by patriarchy, we have to go to the source. We have to look at males directly, eye to eye, and speak the truth that the time has come for males to have a revolution of values. We cannot turn our hearts from boys and men, then ponder why the politics of war continues to shape our national policy and our intimate romantic lives.”

Men Masculinity Men S Liberation

Book:The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

Source: The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

“I’d kill for you, Tess. I have killed for you. Don’t undermine me by fearing others. Fear me. Let me rule you!”

Romance Dominant Bone Deep

Book:Quintessentially Q

Source: Quintessentially Q

“It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies, could they be made to understand how little the heart of man is affected by what is costly or new in their attire;”

Men Women Fashion Pride Ego Appearance Gender Differences

Book:Northanger abbey

Source: Northanger abbey

“Men play at life. They use important words like principles and duty, honour and beliefs. But women have to sort things out. Wrap up the sandwiches. Mend broken knees and broken hearts. Clean surfaces.”

Men Women Mothers Fathers

Book:Motherdarling

Source: Motherdarling

“The beautiful pure freedom of a woman was infinitely more wonderful than any sexual love. The only unfortunate thing was that men lagged so far behind women in the matter. They insisted on the sex thing like dogs...And a woman had to yield. A man was like a child with his appetites. A woman had to yield him what he wanted, or like a child he would probably turn nasty and flounce away and spoil what was a very pleasant connection.”

Men Sex Women Female Sexuality Gender Relations Male Sexuality

Book:Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Source: Lady Chatterley’s Lover

“They’s men and mens. Some good. Some bad. Some breathing death. Some breathing life.”

Men Love

Book:Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

Source: Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

“At some point in your life you will understand that girls and women are genetically predisposed to keep testing you. They are programmed by evolution to test and find out the right characteristics in a man. Don't take these tests seriously or get affected by them. Reassure the women that they are important and focus back on your goals.”

Men Women Psychology Life And Living Life Philosophy Test Life And Living Life And Love Men And Women Relationships Reassure Genetic Testing

Author:Avijeet Das

“Gli umani sono soli. Malgrado la pioggia, malgrado gli animali, malgrado i fiumi e gli alberi e il cielo e malgrado il fuoco. Gli umani sono sempre sulla soglia. Hanno avuto il dono della verticalità, e tuttavia conducono la loro esistenza curvi sotto un peso invisibile.”

Men Life Anima Riflessioni Humanbeings Umani Esseriumani Wajdimouawad

Author:Wajdi Mouawad

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