Chilvary Quotes

“It is necessary to realize that the most sacrosanct article of sexual politics in the period, the Victorian doctrine of chivalrous protection and its familiar protestations of respect, rests upon the tacit assumption, a cleverly expeditious bit of humbug, that all women were "ladies"—namely members of that fraction of the upper classes and bourgeoisie which treated women to expressions of elaborate concern, while permitting them no legal or personal freedom. The psycho-political tacit here is a pretense that the indolence and luxury of the upper-class woman’s role in what Veblen called “vicarious consumption” was the happy lot of all women. The efficacy of this maneuver depends on dividing women by class and persuading the privileged that they live in an indulgence they scarcely deserve... To succeed, both the sexual revolution and the Woman's Movement which led it would have to unmask chivalry and expose its courtesies as subtle manipulation.”
― Kate Millett, Sexual Politics

“You will never develop courage if you don’t stand in the middle of the battle afraid and pick up the sword anyways, to defend what is right. You might feel like you are outnumbered, but heroes always are.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Never leave a situation unless you know what you needed and what you were never going to get.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Dear God," Ollie says while pinching the bridge of her nose. "Fine, go flirt. But you are not to leave this bar until I'm safe from this overlord."
"Overlord ? I ask. "Jesus Christ."
"Well, come on. Can't you just be a good Samaritan and do something for a damsel in distress without needing something in return ? What happened to white knights ?"
"Equal opportunity for all. That's what happened," I answer.”
― Meghan Quinn, Right Man, Right Time