"The pull of Guyland reminds us that women cannot accomplish this transformation alone. In the book's final chapter I argue that just as men need to stand up, do the right thing and break the silence that perpetuates Guyland, so, too, do women need to support each other in resisting its pull."

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Source : "How hookups and hang-ups delay manhood". TODAYshow.com Q&A, www.today.com. August 3, 2010.

Michael Kimmel

#Book Quotes #Men Quotes #Silence Quotes

“When the cold comes to New England it arrives in sheets of sleet and ice. In December, the wind wraps itself around bare trees and twists in between husbands and wives asleep in their beds. It shakes the shingles from the roofs and sifts through cracks in the plaster. The only green things left are the holly bushes and the old boxwood hedges in the village, and these are often painted white with snow. Chipmunks and weasels come to nest in basements and barns; owls find their way into attics. At night,the dark is blue and bluer still, as sapphire of night.”
“It is an axiom nowadays that no bank fails for lack of capital; unprofitable lending is always the underlying cause.”
“I always needed that extra fantasy world. I had to have another world I could be in at the same time.”
“Meaningful relationships are two-way, and that means constantly looking for ways to improve your customers' lives.”
“There's never a time that I'm not intrusive. That's the base of what we - photographers - do: we're intrusive. Anyone saying the opposite is silly. There's a process and a means of getting to know people and getting them to trust you, but I'm always very aware that I'm visiting - that I'm there, that I have a responsibility, but I am intrusive.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I recently watched that Lucie Arnaz-produced documentary [Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie, 1992] about her parents [Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz], and I saw so much of my own childhood there.”
“One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.”
“Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.”

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