“It has been extremely lucky that up to now wars have been fought only by men. If they had been fought by women, they would have been so consistently cruel that today there wouldn’t be a single human being left on the planet.” — Milan Kundera, Immortality (trans. Kussi)
Can’t say if it’s a good thing or not
December 13th, 2011 · 6 Comments
Tags: Lit & Crit · Milan Kundera · Politics & Law
6 responses so far ↓
1 Averil Dean // Dec 13, 2011 at 10:16 pm
What?! Women are good and kind and gentle. All of us. All the time. Also, we bake cookies. We knit. We breast feed, for crying out loud.
Take it back, bub, or no chocolate chippers for you.
2 Tetman Callis // Dec 14, 2011 at 6:25 am
I didn’t say it, he said it.
3 Averil Dean // Dec 14, 2011 at 9:52 am
Mmm-hmm. I detect male solidarity.
4 Tetman Callis // Dec 14, 2011 at 11:01 am
No, not that. In fact, quite the opposite. I’m shifting the blame to him, ignoring the fact that I chose the quote and posted it, and am quickly slipping out the back door.
5 Averil Dean // Dec 14, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Oh all right. Have a cookie.
6 Tetman Callis // Dec 14, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Don’t mind if I do.
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