“ ‘I hate the way men are always talking about women. ”
George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936). copy citation
| Author | George Orwell |
|---|---|
| Source | Keep the Aspidistra Flying |
| Topic | hate women |
| Date | 1936 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200021.txt |
Context
“He’s a weakling, a sort of half-man—that’s how you feel. Hercules, god of strength and god of money—you’ll find that in Lemprière. It’s women who keep all mythologies going. Women!’
‘Women!’ echoed Rosemary on a different note. ‘I hate the way men are always talking about women.” Women do this,” and “Women do that”—as though all women were exactly the same!’
‘Of course all women are the same! What does any woman want except a safe income and two babies and a semi-detached villa in Putney with an aspidistra in the window?’”
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