Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them. – Marya Mannes
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
All really great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction. – Marya Mannes
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