The women who take husbands not out of love but out of greed, to get their bills paid, to get a fine house and clothes and jewels; the women who marry to get out of a tiresome job, or to get away from disagreeable relatives, or to avoid being called an old maid — these are whores in everything but name. The only difference between them and my girls is that my girls gave a man his money's worth.


A House is Not a Home (ed. Univ of Massachusetts Press, 1953) - ISBN: 9781558495593

Polly Adler Quotes

The women who take husbands not out of love but out of greed, to get their bills paid, to get a fine house and clothes and jewels; the women who...

The women who take husbands not out of love but out of greed, to get their bills paid, to get a fine house and clothes and jewels; the women who...

The women who take husbands not out of love but out of greed, to get their bills paid, to get a fine house and clothes and jewels; the women who...

The women who take husbands not out of love but out of greed, to get their bills paid, to get a fine house and clothes and jewels; the women who...