Explaining the Explicit Quotes

“And sometimes all that happened was that the misleading old euphemisms were replaced by the misleading new clichés.”
― Julian Barnes, Explaining the Explicit

“Film-makers and actors can only show a version of the act, but writers can express what people are thinking, feeling, as well as doing.”
― Julian Barnes, Explaining the Explicit

“Silent or gagged women are powerless women. A powerful woman is one who can speak out to challenge existing power structures or to explore previously taboo territory.”
― Julian Barnes, Explaining the Explicit

“I was deeply misled by Lady Chatterley’s Lover, which seemed to insist that running naked through damp undergrowth with wild flowers entwined in your pubic hair was just about the closest thing to heaven.”
― Julian Barnes, Explaining the Explicit