James Parton Quote

To a man who is uncorrupt and properly constituted, woman always remains something of a mystery and a romance. He never interprets her quite literally. She, on her part, is always striving to remain a poem, and is never weary of bringing out new editions of herself in novel bindings.


Smoking and Drinking (ed. 1868)


To a man who is uncorrupt and properly constituted, woman always remains something of a mystery and a romance. He never interprets her quite...

To a man who is uncorrupt and properly constituted, woman always remains something of a mystery and a romance. He never interprets her quite...

To a man who is uncorrupt and properly constituted, woman always remains something of a mystery and a romance. He never interprets her quite...

To a man who is uncorrupt and properly constituted, woman always remains something of a mystery and a romance. He never interprets her quite...