Quote by Marya Mannes
The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of e

The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality. – Marya Mannes

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If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women talk of loss, and I do not know which talk is the more boring. – Marya Mannes

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Money
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In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not. – Marya Mannes

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Intelligence
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It is not enough to show people how to live better: there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be better. – Marya Mannes

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communication
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Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from a thousand evils. – Amy Lowell

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In dreams begins responsibility. – William Butler Yeats

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Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life? – Havelock Ellis

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Everyone wants to look their best, everyone has dreams of wanting to look like something else. But we are who we are. – Samantha Morton

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