A man's desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern may not be lost to the world.
Helen RowlandFrance may claim the happiest marriages in the world, but the happiest divorces in the world are 'made in America.'
Helen RowlandWhat a man calls his 'conscience' is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love.
Helen RowlandIt is as hard to get a man to stay at home after you've married him as it was to get him to go home before you married him.
Helen RowlandTo make a man perfectly happy tell him he works too hard, that he spends too much money, that he is "misunderstood" or that he is "different;" none of this is necessarily complimentary, but it will flatter him infinitely more than merely telling him that he is brilliant, or noble, or wise, or good.
Helen Rowland