“An unprecedented number of uniformed males, marching, parading and engaging in mock battles in every region of Great Britain brought a pleasant frisson of excitement into many normally quiet and deeply repetitive female lives.” NumbersBattleQuietFemaleMalesExcitementPleasantBritainRegionsEngagingUnprecedentedMockGreat BritainRepetitiveBritish History Author:Linda Colley
“The rationale which accompanies that imposition of male authority euphemistically referred to as 'the battle of the sexes' bears a certain resemblance to the formulas of nations at war, where any heinousness is justified on the grounds that the enemy is either an inferior [part of the] species or really not human at all.” HumansWarCertainNationsSexEnemyBearsBattleAuthoritySpeciesMalesFormulasInferiorsJustifiedAccompanyResemblanceImpositionRationaleBattle Of The Sexes Book:Sexual Politics Source: Sexual Politics
“The idea that women are innately gentle is a fantasy, and a historically recent one. Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction, is depicted as wreathed in male human skulls; the cruel entertainments of the Romans drew audiences as female as they were male; Boudicca led her British troops bloodily into battle.” HumansIdeasFantasyAudienceBattleFemaleDestructionMalesEntertainmentBritishGentleGoddessTroopsSkullsKali Author:Naomi Wolf
“I’ve never cheated on a lover. I’m faithful, always. But the war comes before anyone’s feelings. Every time.” Wow. Battle before love. Without a doubt, he was the most unromantic male she’d ever met. Even more so than her great-grandfather, who had laughingly burned her great-grandmother to death after she’d given birth to Gwen’s grandmother.” WarFeelingsGivenDoubtBirthLoversMetsBattleMalesFaithfulGrandmotherWowGrandfatherBurnedCheatedGreat GrandfatherGreat GrandmotherCheated On Book:Lords of the Underworld Collection 2: The Darkest Whisper\The Darkest Passion\The Darkest Lie Source: Lords of the Underworld Collection 2: The Darkest Whisper\The Darkest Passion\The Darkest Lie
“I've got this." Apollo stepped forward. His fiery armor was so bright it was hard to look at, and his matching Ray-Bans and perfect smile made him look like a male model for battle gear. "God of medicine, at your service.” LooksMadeHardPerfectBattleModelsMedicineMalesRaysApolloGearsBansArmorFieryMatchingRay Bans Author:Rick Riordan