Victoria Wood Quote

A man is designed to walk three miles in the rain to phone for help when the car breaks down—and a woman is designed to say, 'You took your time' when he comes back dripping wet.


As quoted in: The Spectator, Volume 257 (F.C. Westley, 1986), p. 432


A man is designed to walk three miles in the rain to phone for help when the car breaks down—and a woman is designed to say, 'You took your time'...

A man is designed to walk three miles in the rain to phone for help when the car breaks down—and a woman is designed to say, 'You took your time'...

A man is designed to walk three miles in the rain to phone for help when the car breaks down—and a woman is designed to say, 'You took your time'...

A man is designed to walk three miles in the rain to phone for help when the car breaks down—and a woman is designed to say, 'You took your time'...