Madeline

“To lose somebody is to lose not only their person but all those modes and manifestations into which their person has flowed outwards; so that in losing a beloved one may find so many things, pictures, poems, melodies, places lost too: Dante, Avignon, a song of Shakespeare's, the Cornish sea.”
― Iris Murdoch, A Severed Head

“Eaten up with guilt, shame, fears and insecurities and obtaining, if he's lucky, a barely perceptible physical feeling, the male is, nonetheless, obsessed with screwing; he'll swim a river of snot, wade nostril-deep through a mile of vomit, if he thinks there'll be a friendly pussy awaiting him. He'll screw a woman he despises, any snaggle-toothed hag, and, further, pay for the opportunity. Why? Relieving physical tension isn't the answer, as masturbation suffices for that. It's not ego satisfaction; that doesn't explain screwing corpses and babies.”
― Valerie Solanas, SCUM Manifesto

“The male has a negative Midas Touch -- everything he touches turns to shit.”
― Valerie Solanas, SCUM Manifesto

“In actual fact, the female function is to explore, discover, invent, solve problems crack jokes,
make music -- all with love. In other words, create a magic world.”
― Valerie Solanas, SCUM Manifesto