Hoary idea, in any case, expecting a woman to surrender her name to her husband's in exchange for his. Why? Would any man submerge his identity and heritage to the woman he wed?
Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal. - Marya Mannes
Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal.
- Marya Mannes
Euthanasia ... is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it. - Marya Mannes
Euthanasia ... is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it.
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
In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.
A high standard of living is usually accompanied by a low standard of thinking. - Marya Mannes
A high standard of living is usually accompanied by a low standard of thinking.
Infants are interesting only to their parents. - Marya Mannes
Infants are interesting only to their parents.
The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty you have made yourself what you are, and if it is go… - Marya Mannes
The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty you have made yourself what you are, and if it is go…
Human progress had so often been checked by those who were afraid of losing what they had. - Marya Mannes
Human progress had so often been checked by those who were afraid of losing what they had.
It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere. - Marya Mannes
It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere.
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 whi… - 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 whi…
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