Sentences with phrase «against the pricks»

In a 2000 interview with Women's Quarterly, the great critic displayed about as much indifference to the existence of God as is humanly possible; he had neither the commitment of a true believer nor the paradoxical loyalty of the atheist who kicks against the pricks:

Stark and brutal, William Oldroyd's debut feature Lady Macbeth tells the story of a teenage bride kicking remorselessly against the pricks of patriarchal oppression.

Now, over a year later Diamond, still kicking against the pricks, has lost an appeal to the Court of Appeal.

She knew I kicked against the pricks.

Then again, she could just be kicking against the pricks.

The best artists began to yield rather than kick against the pricks.»