Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Marya Mannes Author

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Nov 14, 1904
  • Died: Sep 13, 1990

Marya Mannes was an American author and critic, known for her caustic but insightful observations of American life. Mannes also wrote under the pen name of, "Sec."

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

Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them. women

In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude. attitudes

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

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

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 thoughts from John Millington Synge

3 thoughts from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill

74 quotes from Winston Churchill