Mistrust must be acted on, and effective action by the ruled is not solitary and singular, but joint and repeated.
Elizabeth JanewayThe greatest barrier to women's advance in the public world of action has been their acquiescence in the idea that they don't belong out there.
Elizabeth JanewaySex cannot be contained within a definition of physical pleasure, it cannot be understood as merely itself for it has stood for too long as a profound connection between human beings.
Elizabeth Janewaya problem that presents itself as a dilemma carries an unfortunate prescription: to argue instead of act.
Elizabeth JanewayWe haven't come a long way, we've come a short way. If we hadn't come a short way, no one would be calling us baby.
Elizabeth JanewayI admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be. It's wonderful to have someone like that around, you always feel you can count on them. You can go away and come back, you can change your mind and your hairdo and your politics, and when you get through doing all these upsetting things, you look around and there they are, just the way they were, just being.
Elizabeth Janeway