Falling in love, although it resulted in altered body chemistry and was therefore real, was a hormonally induced delusional state, according to him. In addition it was humiliating, because it put you at a disadvantage, it gave the love object too much power. As for sex per se, it lacked both challenge and novelty, and was on the whole a deeply imperfect solution to the problem of intergenerational genetic transfer.


Oryx And Crake (ed. Hachette UK, 2009) - ISBN: 9780748113354

Margaret Atwood Quotes

Falling in love, although it resulted in altered body chemistry and was therefore real, was a hormonally induced delusional state, according to him....

Falling in love, although it resulted in altered body chemistry and was therefore real, was a hormonally induced delusional state, according to him....

Falling in love, although it resulted in altered body chemistry and was therefore real, was a hormonally induced delusional state, according to him....

Falling in love, although it resulted in altered body chemistry and was therefore real, was a hormonally induced delusional state, according to him....