6 Alice Borchardt Quotes on Power

Alice Borchardt quotes on power

6. Elin wondered, sitting in the sweat bath, what that had to do with passion or desire, and decided - nothing. It was justification. They had murdered the men and must prove, on the helpless bodies of the women, that they were truly stronger. Prove it to exhaustion: not even pleasure was in it for them

15. One who forced another was beneath contempt. One who needed to was despised

19. A hint of 'I'm so pleased that you strong, handsome, stalwart men are going to stand between my flower-like beauty and danger,' wouldn't hurt either

29. And then he remembered that the other function of sex is punishment - men use it to humiliate women. And since turnabout is fair play, women often use it to humiliate men

34. One day she would be a formidable female, a creature to be reckoned with

46. At worst, they were vile creatures who needed to be wiped from the face of the earth. At best, such behavior shows a dangerous lack of self-control. The first business of a warrior is self-restraint