Joanna Russ: Quotes about the world

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“Dismissing the whole thing as the world’s aberration and not mine, I went back to bed.”

Part 2, Chapter 8 (p. 25)
Fiction, The Female Man (1975)

“Anyway everyboy (sorry) knows that what women have done that is really important is not to constitute a great, cheap labor force that you can zip in when you're at war and zip out again afterwards but to Be Mothers, to form the coming generation, to give birth to them, to nurse them, to mop floors for them, to love them, cook for them, clean for them, change their diapers, pick up after them, and mainly sacrifice themselves for them. This is the most important job in the world. That’s why they don’t pay you for it.”

Part 7, Chapter 1 (p. 137)
Fiction, The Female Man (1975)

“If you want to be an assassin, remember that you must decline all challenges. Showing off is not your job.
If you are insulted, smile meekly. Don’t break your cover.
Be afraid. This is information about the world.
You are valuable. Push yourself.
Take the easiest way out whenever possible. Resist curiosity, pride, and the temptation to defy limits. You are not your own woman and must be built to last.
Indulge hatred. Action comes from the heart.
Pray often. How else can you quarrel with God?”

Part 8, Chapter 9 (p. 191)
Fiction, The Female Man (1975)