On Mankind

I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same. |

– Iris Murdoch
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On Mankind

#950

If every time men had sex, they risked death, physical disability, a life-altering interruption in their education or career, and the sudden lifelong responsibility for another human being, I think they'd expect a choice in the matter.

Cher

O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.

Saint Augustine of Hippo

The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries.

Iris Murdoch

Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph.

Iris Murdoch

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