War is the admission of defeat in the face of conflicting interests.

The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

continuing sexual interest and perfect sexual adjustment between partners who have been together for thirty years is so difficult and rare that no one should feel guilty or inadequate for not having managed it.

Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate.

Mother is the dead heart of the family spending father's earnings on consumer goods to enhance the environment in which he eats, sleeps, and watches the television.

My knees have always been ugly.

The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank subversion.