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“The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality.”

Marya Mannes · Dreams

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Marya Mannes

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.

Money

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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.

Communication

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In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude.

Attitude

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Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them.

Women