Quote by Marya Mannes
For every five well-adjusted and smoothly functioning Americans, t

For every five well-adjusted and smoothly functioning Americans, there are two who never had the chance to discover themselves. It may well be because they have never been alone with themselves. – Marya Mannes

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All really great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction. – Marya Mannes

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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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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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On the one hand, shopping is dependable: You can do it alone, if you lose your heart to something that is wrong for you, you can return it its instant gratification and yet something you buy may well last for years. – Judith Krantz

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No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone. – Salma Hayek

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A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. – Yoko Ono

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Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable. – Voltaire

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