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
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
Every word she writes is a lie, including and and the. Mary McCarthy includelieword 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
In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality. Mary McCarthy banaldemocraticenjoy Change image and share on social
The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. Mary McCarthy abroadamericaamerican Change image and share on social
The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the brother of talk after dinner. Mary McCarthy artbranchbrother Change image and share on social
