Once a woman passes a certain point in intelligence, it is almost impossible to get a husband: she simply cannot go on listening [to men] without snickering.
The Gist of Mencken: Quotations from America's Critic (ed. 1990)
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Once a woman passes a certain point in intelligence, it is almost impossible to get a husband: she simply cannot go on listening [to men] without snickering.
The Gist of Mencken: Quotations from America's Critic (ed. 1990)
