A woman has all too much substance in a man's eyes at the best of times. That is why men like women to be slim. Her lack of flesh negates her. The less of her there is, the less notice he need take of her. The more like a male she appears to be, the safer he feels.

As it has turned out, the whole relationship between men, women and children has tilted, to the disadvantage of women.

The prophets of doom, in my experience, are generally ignored and usually right.

We shelter children for a time; we live side by side with men; and that is all. We owe them nothing, and are owed nothing. I think we owe our friends more, especially our female friends.

For that is what a child should be, and seldom is, the product of man and woman, of opposing natures, unified, however temporarily, by the amazing, circling, weaving dance of love and lust and God's involvement in it.

Much sheer effort goes into avoiding the truth; left to itself, it sweeps in like the tide.

Because one cause is bad does not make the opposing cause good.