They say that oppression engenders hate. They are heard on all sides crying hate hate.
Monique WittigFrankly, [the definition of woman] is a problem that the lesbians do not have because of a change of perspective. 'Woman' has meaning only in heterosexual systems of thought and heterosexual, economic systems. Lesbians are not women.
Monique WittigNot only do we naturalize history, but also consequently we naturalize the social phenomena which express our oppression, making change impossible
Monique WittigThey say that there is no reality before it has been given shape by words rules regulations. They say that in what concerns them everything has to be remade starting from basic principles. They say that in the first place the vocabulary of every language is to be examined, modified, turned upside down, that every word must be screened.
Monique Wittig