The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air. Mary McCarthy airamericanbad share on social
Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret. Mary McCarthy actionafterwardbad Change image and share on social
You musn't force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex. Mary McCarthy forcelovemusn Change image and share on social
Life for the European is a career; for the American it is a hazard. Mary McCarthy americancareereuropean Change image and share on social
The labor of keeping house is labor in its most naked state, for labor is toil that never finishes, toil that has to be begun again the moment it is completed, toil that is destroyed and consumed by the life process. Mary McCarthy begincompleteconsume share on social
Every word she writes is a lie, including and and the. Mary McCarthy includelieword Change image and share on social
In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons. Mary McCarthy considerationdictateethical Change image and share on social
In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality. Mary McCarthy banaldemocraticenjoy Change image and share on social
Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field, this product of human activity requires still more labor, incessant, tireless labor, to maintain its identity as a 'work' of man. Mary McCarthy activitycasefield share on social
