"Being alone and liking it is, for a woman, an act of treachery, an infidelity far more threatening than adultery."

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Source : Molly Haskell (1992). “Love and Other Infectious Diseases: A Memoir”, Citadel Press

Molly Haskell

#Solitude Quotes #Infidelity Quotes #Adultery Quotes

“When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.”

Source : Thomas Szasz (2017). “Words to the Wise: A Medical-Philosophical Dictionary”, p.260, Routledge
“Why bear malice? Just let it go. So what of pride? It will swallow you whole.”
“Ever-newer waters flow on those who step into the same rivers.”
“Depend upon it, the first universal characteristic of all great art is Tenderness, as the second is Truth. I find this more and more every day: an infinitude of tenderness is the chief gift and inheritance of all the truly great men. It is sure to involve a relative intensity of disdain towards base things, and an appearance of sternness and arrogance in the eyes of all hard, stupid, and vulgar people”
“Change is the law of God's mind and resistance to it is the source of all pain.”
“One of the reasons why I enjoy college basketball a little more is because of its team orientation as opposed to individual orientation.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com
“This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows.”
“What I do is more than just the clothes. It's getting out whatever is inside that's screaming the loudest. I wouldn't call it therapeutic. It's not that conscious.”

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