Naomi Wolf

Naomi Wolf is a bestselling American writer. She is known for her advocacy of feminism and progressive politics and became the youngest literary star of what was later described as the third-wave of the feminist movement, which also included Susan Faludi, author of Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women.

4 Quotes

The beauty myth moves for men as a mirage; its power lies in its ever-receding nature. When the gap is closed, the lover embraces only his own disillusion.
— Naomi Wolf

Women have face-lifts in a society in which women without them appear to vanish from sight.
— Naomi Wolf

To ask women to become unnaturally thin is to ask them to relinquish their sexuality.
— Naomi Wolf

Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria.
— Naomi Wolf