Provocations Quotes

“as texting has become the default discourse for an entire generation, the ability to read real-life facial expressions and body language is alarmingly atrophying.”
― Camille Paglia, Provocations: Collected Essays on Art, Feminism, Politics, Sex, and Education

“My philosophy of equity feminism demands removal of all barriers to women’s advancement in the political and professional realms. However, I oppose special protections for women in the workplace. Treating women as more vulnerable, virtuous, or credible than men is reactionary, regressive, and ultimately counterproductive.”
― Camille Paglia, Provocations: Collected Essays on Art, Feminism, Politics, Sex, and Education

“The movies have always shown how elemental passions boil beneath the thin veneer of civilization.”
― Camille Paglia, Provocations: Collected Essays on Art, Feminism, Politics, Sex, and Education

“There is nothing more important to me than the power of words to describe, re-create, entrance, and provoke.”
― Camille Paglia, Provocations: Collected Essays on Art, Feminism, Politics, Sex, and Education

“idealism, however sabotaged by untidy reality, is a fundamental human value that separates us from the animal realm.”
― Camille Paglia, Provocations: Collected Essays on Art, Feminism, Politics, Sex, and Education