Sign in with Facebook
“Marthe came to see Mersault and said with a sigh: ‘Sometimes there are days when you’d like to change places with him. But sometimes it takes more courage to live than to shoot yourself.”
― A Happy Death
― A Happy Death
“We are responsible for our own ignorance or, with time and openhearted enlightenment, our own wisdom.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
“The most oppressed man finds a being to oppress, his wife: she is the proletarian of the proletarian.”
―
―
“It doesn't matter whether wishes come true or not, but I believe wishing for something in and of itself has merit. Regardless of whether or not it's possible to make it come true, I think it's good to understand yourself and what you wish for. If you don't know what you want to be like and what you'd like to see happen, your life will be filled with doubt.”
― 花物語 [Hanamonogatari]
― 花物語 [Hanamonogatari]
“To say that straight men are heterosexual is only to say that they engage in sex (fucking exclusively with the other sex, i.e., women). All or almost all of that which pertains to love, most straight men reserve exclusively for other men. The people whom they admire, respect, adore, revere, honor, whom they imitate, idolize, and form profound attachments to, whom they are willing to teach and from whom they are willing to learn, and whose respect, admiration, recognition, honor, reverence and love they desire… those are, overwhelmingly, other men. In their relations with women, what passes for respect is kindness, generosity or paternalism; what passes for honor is removal to the pedestal. From women they want devotion, service and sex.
Heterosexual male culture is homoerotic; it is man-loving.”
― The Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory
Heterosexual male culture is homoerotic; it is man-loving.”
― The Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory
The F-word
— 5760 members
— last activity Jan 16, 2026 02:23PM
This is our reading group for anybody who loves to read and identifies as a feminist. We'll be reading a variety of books that may fall into one of th ...more
Mellsa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mellsa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
413 books
|
4 friends
386 books
|
180 friends
0 books
|
3 friends
37 books
|
6 friends
0 books
|
1 friend
0 books
|
1 friend
0 books
|
4 friends
0 books
|
2 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Mellsa
Lists liked by Mellsa
