Human progress had so often been checked by those who were afraid of losing what they had.
Marya MannesA seventeenth-century painting can be "modern" because the living eye finds it fresh and new. A "modern" painting can be outdated because it was a product of the moment and not of time.
Marya MannesEuthanasia ... is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it.
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