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Mary McCarthy quotes

American Author June 21, 1912 – October 25, 1989

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Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field, this product of human activity requires still more labor, incessant, tireless labor, to maintain its identity as a "work" of man. Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy quote: "People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children."
People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children. Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy quote: "Every word she writes is a lie, including and and the."
Every word she writes is a lie, including and and the. Mary McCarthy
The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. Mary McCarthy
If someone tells you he is going to make a "realistic decision," you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad. Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy quote: "We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you..."
We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story. Mary McCarthy
When an American heiress wants to buy a man, she at once crosses the Atlantic. The only really materialistic people I have ever met have been Europeans. Mary McCarthy
In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons. Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy quote: "I am putting real plums into an imaginary cake."
I am putting real plums into an imaginary cake. Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy quote: "Being abroad makes you conscious of the whole imitative side..."
Being abroad makes you conscious of the whole imitative side of human behavior. The ape in man. Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy quote: "In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy..."
In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality. Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy quote: "We are the hero of our own story."
We are the hero of our own story. Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy quote: "Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof."
Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. Mary McCarthy
The suspense of a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist, who is intensely curious about what will happen to the hero. Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy quote: "There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been..."
There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been recognized by those who have perceived them without noticing. Mary McCarthy

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