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Mary McCarthy Quotes

You can date the evolving life of a mind, like the age of a tree, by the rings of friendship formed by the expanding central trunk Picture Quote #1

An unrectified case of injustice has a terrible way of lingering, restlessly, in the social atmosphere like an unfinished equation Picture Quote #1

The ideas he put forward, familiar enough when clothed in their usual phraseology, emerged in his writing in a state of undress that had them look exciting and almost new, just as a woman whom one has known for years is always something of a surprise without her clothes on Picture Quote #1

Now and then, this look of commendation would rest particularly on you; whenever this happened, it was as if, in his delight, he had reached over and squeezed you Picture Quote #1

Leisure was the sine qua non of the full Renaissance. The feudal nobility, having lost its martial function, sought diversion all over Europe in cultivated pastimes: sonneteering, the lute, games and acrostics, travel, gentlemanly studies and sports, hunting and hawking, treated as arts Picture Quote #1

Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made man feel small by showing him that the Earth was not the center of the universe Picture Quote #1

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It is impossible, except for theologians, to conceive of a world-wide scandal or a universe-wide scandal; the proof of this is the way people have settled down to living with nuclear fission, radiation poisoning, hydrogen bombs, satellites, and space rockets Picture Quote #1

Others are to us like the characters in fiction, eternal and incorrigible; the surprises they give us turn out in the end to have been predictable - unexpected variations on the theme of being themselves Picture Quote #1

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted. Spicy court-memoirs, the lives of gallant ladies, recollections of an ex-nun, a monk's confession, an atheist's repentance, true-to-life accounts of prostitution and bastardy gave our ancestors a penny peep into the forbidden room Picture Quote #1

In moments of despair, we look on ourselves leadenly as objects; we see ourselves, our lives, as someone else might see them and may even be driven to kill ourselves if the separation, the knowledge, seems sufficiently final Picture Quote #1

It [Socialism] was a kind of political hockey played by big, gaunt, dyspeptic girls in pants Picture Quote #1

The perennial wonder of Venice is to peer at herself in her canals and find that she exists - incredible as it seems. It is the same reassurance that a looking glass offers us: the guarantee that we are real Picture Quote #1

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The rationalist mind has always had its doubts about Venice. The watery city receives a dry inspection, as though it were a myth for the credulous - poets and honeymooners Picture Quote #1

Venice is the world's unconscious: a miser's glittering hoard, guarded by a Beast whose eyes are made of white agate, and by a saint who is really a prince who has just slain a dragon Picture Quote #1

Old money is fully as moronic as new money but it has inherited an appearance of cultivation Picture Quote #1

There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been recognized by those who have perceived them without noticing Picture Quote #1

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon Picture Quote #1

My occupational hazard is that I can’t help plagiarizing from real life Picture Quote #1

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It really takes a hero to live any kind of spiritual life without religious belief Picture Quote #1

Be truthful... and pay attention. I would also recommend the avoidance of credit cards Picture Quote #1

Driving a car, you are in danger of killing; walking or standing, of being killed Picture Quote #1

His flexible mind extended to take in his opponent's position and then snapped back like an elastic, with the illusion that it had covered ground Picture Quote #1

Life is a system of recurrent pairs, the poison and the antidote being eternally packaged together by some considerate heavenly druggist Picture Quote #1

If she had come to prefer the company of odd ducks, it was possibly because they had no conception of oddity, or rather, they thought you were odd if you weren't Picture Quote #1

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She considered her life, which had not been a life but only a sort of greeting, a

He was never quite certain what he thought about anything until he had tested his opinion for seaworthiness in the course of some polemical storm Picture Quote #1

What I really do is take real plums and put them in an imaginary cake. If you’re interested in the cake, you get rather annoyed with people saying what species the real plum was Picture Quote #1

I was going to get myself recognized at any price. If I could not win fame by goodness, I was ready to do it by badness Picture Quote #1

The consumer today is the victim of the manufacturer who launches on him a regiment of products for which he must make room in his soul Picture Quote #1

The erotic element always present in fashion, the kiss of loving labor on the body, is now overtly expressed by language. Belts hug or clasp; necklines plunge; jerseys bind. The word exciting tingles everywhere Picture Quote #1

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You can date the evolving life of a mind, like the age of a tree, by the rings of friendship formed by the expanding central trunk (Mary McCarthy Quotes) An unrectified case of injustice has a terrible way of lingering, restlessly, in the social atmosphere like an unfinished equation (Mary McCarthy Quotes) The ideas he put forward, familiar enough when clothed in their usual phraseology, emerged in his writing in a state of undress that had them look exciting and almost new, just as a woman whom one has known for years is always something of a surprise without her clothes on (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Now and then, this look of commendation would rest particularly on you; whenever this happened, it was as if, in his delight, he had reached over and squeezed you (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Leisure was the sine qua non of the full Renaissance. The feudal nobility, having lost its martial function, sought diversion all over Europe in cultivated pastimes: sonneteering, the lute, games and acrostics, travel, gentlemanly studies and sports, hunting and hawking, treated as arts (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made man feel small by showing him that the Earth was not the center of the universe (Mary McCarthy Quotes) It is impossible, except for theologians, to conceive of a world-wide scandal or a universe-wide scandal; the proof of this is the way people have settled down to living with nuclear fission, radiation poisoning, hydrogen bombs, satellites, and space rockets (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Others are to us like the characters in fiction, eternal and incorrigible; the surprises they give us turn out in the end to have been predictable - unexpected variations on the theme of being themselves (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted. Spicy court-memoirs, the lives of gallant ladies, recollections of an ex-nun, a monk's confession, an atheist's repentance, true-to-life accounts of prostitution and bastardy gave our ancestors a penny peep into the forbidden room (Mary McCarthy Quotes) In moments of despair, we look on ourselves leadenly as objects; we see ourselves, our lives, as someone else might see them and may even be driven to kill ourselves if the separation, the knowledge, seems sufficiently final (Mary McCarthy Quotes) It [Socialism] was a kind of political hockey played by big, gaunt, dyspeptic girls in pants (Mary McCarthy Quotes) The perennial wonder of Venice is to peer at herself in her canals and find that she exists - incredible as it seems. It is the same reassurance that a looking glass offers us: the guarantee that we are real (Mary McCarthy Quotes) The rationalist mind has always had its doubts about Venice. The watery city receives a dry inspection, as though it were a myth for the credulous - poets and honeymooners (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Venice is the world's unconscious: a miser's glittering hoard, guarded by a Beast whose eyes are made of white agate, and by a saint who is really a prince who has just slain a dragon (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Old money is fully as moronic as new money but it has inherited an appearance of cultivation (Mary McCarthy Quotes) There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been recognized by those who have perceived them without noticing (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon (Mary McCarthy Quotes) My occupational hazard is that I can’t help plagiarizing from real life (Mary McCarthy Quotes) It really takes a hero to live any kind of spiritual life without religious belief (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Be truthful... and pay attention. I would also recommend the avoidance of credit cards (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Driving a car, you are in danger of killing; walking or standing, of being killed (Mary McCarthy Quotes) His flexible mind extended to take in his opponent's position and then snapped back like an elastic, with the illusion that it had covered ground (Mary McCarthy Quotes) Life is a system of recurrent pairs, the poison and the antidote being eternally packaged together by some considerate heavenly druggist (Mary McCarthy Quotes) If she had come to prefer the company of odd ducks, it was possibly because they had no conception of oddity, or rather, they thought you were odd if you weren't (Mary McCarthy Quotes) She considered her life, which had not been a life but only a sort of greeting, a "Hello There" (Mary McCarthy Quotes) He was never quite certain what he thought about anything until he had tested his opinion for seaworthiness in the course of some polemical storm (Mary McCarthy Quotes) What I really do is take real plums and put them in an imaginary cake. If you’re interested in the cake, you get rather annoyed with people saying what species the real plum was (Mary McCarthy Quotes) I was going to get myself recognized at any price. If I could not win fame by goodness, I was ready to do it by badness (Mary McCarthy Quotes) The consumer today is the victim of the manufacturer who launches on him a regiment of products for which he must make room in his soul (Mary McCarthy Quotes) The erotic element always present in fashion, the kiss of loving labor on the body, is now overtly expressed by language. Belts hug or clasp; necklines plunge; jerseys bind. The word exciting tingles everywhere (Mary McCarthy Quotes)

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