"Europeans used to say Americans were puritanical. Then they discovered that we were not puritans. So now they say that we are obsessed with sex."

-- Mary McCarthy

#Sex Quotes #Puritan Quotes #Obsessed Quotes

“What is death to me? I have sown the seeds others will reap.”
“That is a risk. Risk/reward, life's chances. There's always that part of it.”
“I always say the next book is my favorite, because without a "next" book, you don't really have a career as a book author.”
“Amoebas, once they have themselves well pulled in two, go their ways-they practice divorce, but no remarriage.”
“It was not really possible to understand oneself, let alone another human being.”
“No cause can justify the abuse of human rights.”
“If you wonder how long Ill be faithful. I'll be happy to tell you again. I'm gonna love you forever & ever, forever & ever amen.”
“When we're being grateful it means that we're acknowledging that life is a gift, that life is a blessing, that this body is only here for a short period of time and it really shifts the whole internal landscape of the mind and it puts things into perspective and it allows us to get our bearings. To get a firm footing in what's real, and then go from there.”

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