The Anus: An FAQ, Part Four Obsessives fear that without the silly rituals, their own anality might seep out in the form of paranoia.
The Anus: An FAQ, Part Three The act of restricting one's own pleasure in deference to the pleasure of others is, for Marx, the precondition of relating to others in an exchange society.
The Anus: An FAQ, Part Two When it is held back for too long and too forcefully, badness has a way of finding an exit, and in the most unseemly of manners.
The Anus: An FAQ, Part One When we call someone “anal,” we typically understand what is meant, but we do not understand as well what it is that we are understanding.