For every five well-adjusted and smoothly functioning Americans, there are two who never had the chance to discover themselves. It may well be because they have never been alone with themselves. Marya Mannes on alone
In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude. Marya Mannes on attitude
It is not enough to show people how to live better: there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be better. Marya Mannes on communication
The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality. Marya Mannes on dreams
The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future. Marya Mannes on future
All really great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction. Marya Mannes on great
In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not. Marya Mannes on intelligence
If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women talk of loss, and I do not know which talk is the more boring. Marya Mannes on money
The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality. Marya Mannes on romantic
Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them. Marya Mannes on women