William Gaddis Quote

Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed.

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.

I think that fame removes true happiness. Because when you are famous, people know you for who they think you are and when you are happy, it's because people have met you and see you for who you reall...

Young women today feel vulnerable to judgment; if a harsh sentence is passed (or even suspected or projected), it is not her reputation that suffers so much as the stability of her moral universe. The...

We human beings regard ourselves as (or compare ourselves to) animals only when it suits us.

Four minutes of eye contact brings people closer to each other better than everything else.

My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was my dad. Some dude who didn't stick around too long who Mom was happy to get rid of. She chose Hom...

A kiss a day keeps your wife's wrath away.

It may be a man's world, but men are easily controlled by women.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.