1962-, American Author
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 – [Pain]


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 – [Beauty]


To ask women to become unnaturally thin is to ask them to relinquish their sexuality.
Naomi Wolf – [Diets and Dieting]


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