Alice Borchardt Quotes
d. 2007
Alice Borchardt (October 6, 1939 – July 24, 2007) was a writer of historical fiction, fantasy, and horror.
Also known as: Borchardt, Alice
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God, to breathe. Air. You don’t know what it means until you cannot take a breath
Don’t flaunt your ignorance or try to insult me. I don’t suffer fools gladly and insults irritate me
Some men know from birth that they are expendable… they fought to won. If you did not win, you did not run either
Do you hate me so much?” “no, I can’t hate you. I wish I could, but I can’t”
Then he turned and walked away, and I gazed after him in sorrow. “Don’t look so, girl. He’s the first to fall at your feet; he will not be the last”
At worst, they were vile creatures who needed to be wiped from the face of the earth. At best, such behavior shows a dangerous lack of self-control. The first business of a warrior is self-restraint
He was, she thought, as beautiful as a young god, lying on his side among the grass and flowers
the little death. What would or could be left of a human being after such an experience?
One who forced another was beneath contempt. One who needed to was despised
And then he remembered that the other function of sex is punishment – men use it to humiliate women. And since turnabout is fair play, women often use it to humiliate men
Desire was only another weapon, like hunger, loneliness, and cold arrayed against him by his tormentors
Women are weak, easily swayed by passion, driven by desire, lust. He lit a fire in her body, a fire that still burned, even in his absence
Know you, boy, women are like cats and must explore any new place until they are satisfied. If they don’t they become weak and vain, fretful and ill
Love is important, and woman being shrewd bargainers probably know fame is not worth much. I’d much rather have something I can spend, eat, or love, thank you very much