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This Is Pleasure: A Story
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Mary Gaitskill7,311 ratings, 3.46 average rating, 1,169 reviews
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“Over days and weeks and months, he helped me feel that I was part of humanity, and not with his kindness alone; it was his silliness, his humor, his dirtiness that rekindled my spirit.”
― This Is Pleasure
― This Is Pleasure
“This is what I don't understand. it was her idea—no, it was my idea. But she more than went along with it. She didn't have to stick her ass out. She didn't have to do anything. None of them had to."
"Quinn", I said. "I would never say this in public. I wouldn't say it to anybody but you. And maybe Todd. But listen. Women are like horses. They want to be led. They want to be led, but they also want to be respected. You have to earn it, every time. And they are strong as fuck. If you don't respect them, they will throw you off and prance around the paddock while you lie there bleeding. That's what I think.”
― This Is Pleasure: A Story
"Quinn", I said. "I would never say this in public. I wouldn't say it to anybody but you. And maybe Todd. But listen. Women are like horses. They want to be led. They want to be led, but they also want to be respected. You have to earn it, every time. And they are strong as fuck. If you don't respect them, they will throw you off and prance around the paddock while you lie there bleeding. That's what I think.”
― This Is Pleasure: A Story
