Marya Mannes - Woman Quotes

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A man at his desk in a room with a closed door is a man at work. A woman at a desk in any room is available.

Marya Mannes
The art of flirtation is dying. A man and woman are either in love these days or just friends. In the realm of love, reticence and sophistication should go hand in hand, for one of the joys of life is discovery. Nowadays, instead of progressing from vous to tu, from Mister to Jim, it's 'darling' and 'come to my place' in the first hour.

Marya Mannes
Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist as long as she manages also to be a good wife, mother, good-looking, good-tempered, well-dressed, well-groomed, unaggressive.

Marya Mannes
What is asserted by a man is an opinion; what is asserted by a woman is opinionated. A woman with ideas and the ability to express them is something of a social embarrassment, like an unhousebroken pet.

Marya Mannes
Flirtation... is a graceful salute to sex, a small impermanent spark between one human being and another, between a man and a woman not in need of fire.

Marya Mannes
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?

Marya Mannes
Good-fellowship, unflagging, is the prime requisite for success in our society, and the man or woman who smiles only for reasons of humor or pleasure is a deviate.

Marya Mannes
A critical, strong speech made by a man is 'blunt' or "outspoken" or 'pulls no punches.' A speech of similar force and candor made by a woman is 'waspish,' 'sarcastic,' or 'cutting.' A man of strong opinions is defined as having 'deep convictions.' A woman so constituted is merely 'opinionated,' and always 'aggressive.'

Marya Mannes
How many wives does your husband have?
My husband, he has three:
One at the office, one in dreams
And me.
How many wives does your husband have?
My husband, he has two:
The imagined woman he married and The true.
How many wives does your husband have?
My husband, he has none:
He's wed to money. That makes less
Than one.

Marya Mannes
Long before Playboy, Woman was not the sum of her parts: her parts were her sum.

Marya Mannes