“Some men define themselves by women although they appear to believe it is quite the opposite; to believe that it is she, rather than themselves, who is being filed away, tagged, named at last like a quivering cell under a microscope.” — Elizabeth Hardwick, Sleepless Nights
“The street is noisy and the men and women are not perfect in the technique of their expression as the statues are.” — Pearl S. Buck, The Chinese Novel, Nobel Lecture (1938-12-12)
“The trouble with men is that they have limited minds. That’s the trouble with women, too.” — Joanna Russ, Existence
“There is never a rational reason for a man to rejoice that a certain pretty girl exists and that he has found her. The experience, however, is universal.” — Murray Leinster, Time Tunnel
“She will look at you as women look at men, and she will judge you as women judge men — not on the strength of their arguments, and not on their cleverness or prowess in battle, but rather on the force of their character, the intensity of their passion, the strength of their soul, their compassion, and — ah, this above all — their conversation.” — Orson Scott Card, Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
“One of the complaints leveled against me is, ‘Oh, Bill, you’re such a meanie. Why do you have to go after religion? It gives people comfort; it doesn’t hurt anything.’ Okay, well, other than most wars, the Crusades, the Inquisition, 9/11, arranged marriages to minors, blowing up girls’ schools, the suppression of women and homosexuals, fatwas, ethnic cleansing, honor rape, human sacrifice, burning witches, suicide bombings, condoning slavery, and the systematic fucking of children, there’s a few little things I have a problem with.” — Bill Maher, But I’m Not Wrong
“The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.” — George Bernard Shaw, The Philanderer
“Women have a good deal more sober sense than men. But men would be just as sensible if there were no women.” — H. L. Mencken, A Little Book in C Major
“On one issue, at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.” — H. L. Mencken, A Little Book in C Major
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