Marriage as an institution developed from rape as a practice. Rape, originally defined as abduction, became marriage by capture. Marriage meant the taking was to extend in time, to be not only use of but possession of, or ownership.
Andrea DworkinWhen two individuals come together and leave their gender outside the bedroom door, then they make love.
Andrea DworkinMen know everything - all of them - all the time - no matter how stupid or inexperienced or arrogant or ignorant they are.
Andrea DworkinIn her heart she is a mourner for those who have not survived. In her soul she is a warrior for those who are now as she was then. In her life she is both celebrant and proof of women's capacity and will to survive, to become, to act, to change self and society. And each year she is stronger and there are more of her.
Andrea Dworkin