The art of flirtation is dying. A man and woman are either in love these days or just friends. In the realm of love, reticence and sophistication should go hand in hand, for one of the joys of life is discovery. Nowadays, instead of progressing from vous to tu, from Mister to Jim, it's 'darling' and 'come to my place' in the first hour.
Marya Mannescertain kinds of people become Republicans and certain kinds of people become Democrats, and ... it's more than a matter of party affiliation. It's a way of thinking and being.
Marya Mannesflirtation ... is a graceful salute to sex, a small impermanent spark between one human being and another, between a man and a woman not in need of fire.
Marya MannesFlirtation is merely an expression of considered desire coupled with an admission of its impracticability.
Marya MannesTo be at peace with self, to find company and nourishment in self-this would be the test of the free and productive psyche.
Marya Mannes