I think we have made progress. There's no doubt about it, we have moved forward. But there's some essential, core thing that has not been deconstructed. And I'm telling you, it's connected to the body. I know it is.
Eve EnslerI live with that contradiction daily. It is a constant struggle. I struggle very deeply. I don't think I've said this to anyone, but I've wondered if I just want to give up this world and live in the Congo and just be there. But I don't think that's what they need from me.
Eve EnslerWe have to bridge and join our struggles and understand how we can't fight violence against women without looking at racism, we can't fight violence against women without looking at economic deprivation or climate change. All these struggles are interconnected.
Eve EnslerWell, the tyranny of masculinity and the tyranny of patriarchy I think has been much more deadly to men than it has to women. It hasnโt killed our hearts. Itโs killed menโs hearts. Itโs silenced them, itโs cut them off.
Eve Ensler