“Because as a rule women dont really care about facts just so they fit; it's just men that dont give a damn whether they fit or not.”
Gavin Stevens to V. K. Ratliff in Ch. 24
The Town (1957)
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American writer 1897–1962Related quotes
William Faulkner book The Town
Gavin Stevens in Ch. 17; also in this chapter Gavin Stevens reflects — twice — that men are "interested in facts too".
The Town (1957)
Ogden Nash (1902–1971) American poet
"The Terrible People"
Many Long Years Ago (1945)
Context: People who have what they want are very fond of telling people who haven't what they want that they really don't want it,
And I wish I could afford to gather all such people into a gloomy castle on the Danube and hire half a dozen capable Draculas to haunt it.
I dont' mind their having a lot of money, and I don't care how they employ it,
But I do think that they damn well ought to admit they enjoy it.
“Don't think about making women fit the world -- think about making the world fit women.”
Gloria Steinem (1934) American feminist and journalist
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633–1695) English politician
Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections (1750), Moral Thoughts and Reflections
“If you dont like me, Walk away, Matter of fact Run Away”
Virginia Euwer Wolff book Make Lemonade
Source: Make Lemonade
“I dont care who kissed you first as long as I kiss you last.”
Rachel Vail (1966) American writer
Source: I didn't care who kissed you first as long as I kissed you last."
-George from If We Kiss
Steve Stewart-Williams (1971)
Source: The Ape that Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2013), p. 261
