Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes about Evil

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It is told that Buddha, going out to look on life, was greatly daunted by death. They all eat one another! he cried, and called it evil. This process I examined, changed the verb and said, They all feed one another, and

It is told that Buddha, going out to look on life, was greatly daunted by death. "They all eat one another!" he cried, and called it evil. This process I examined, changed the verb and said, "They all feed one another," and called it good.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Life, Evil, Verbs

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1935). “The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: An Autobiography”, p.40, Univ of Wisconsin Press

Death is the essential condition of life, not an evil.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Evil, Memorial, Essentials

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1935). “The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: An Autobiography”, p.40, Univ of Wisconsin Press

Not woman, but the condition of woman, has always been a doorway of evil.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Evil, Doorways, Conditions

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (2015). “Women and Economics - A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution: From the famous American writer, feminist, social reformer and a respected sociologist who holds an important place in feminist fiction, well-known for her stories The Yellow Wallpaper and Herland”, p.141, e-artnow

As for mother Eve - I wasn't there and can't deny the story, but I will say this. If she brought evil into the world, we men have had the lion's share of keeping it going ever since.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Mother, Men, Evil

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Robert Shulman (1998). “The Yellow Wall-paper and Other Stories”, p.268, Oxford University Press, USA