“Beauty provokes harassment, the law says, but it looks through men's eyes when deciding what provokes it.”
“You admit you're doing this on purpose?""This?""This - provoking me.""Say 'provoking' again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.”
“Say 'provoking' again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.”
“Men prickle for so many reasons it is often impossible to know what provokes them on any given occasion.”
“Utter ruin provokes soul-searching in even the least reflective of men.”
“I hope this story provokes you as much as it provoked me to write it.”