American eroticism has always been of a different provenance and complexion than the European variety, an enjoyment both furtive and bland that is closer to a blushing cartoon than a sensual celebration.
Molly HaskellBeing alone and liking it is, for a woman, an act of treachery, an infidelity far more threatening than adultery.
Molly HaskellAs so often happens in marriage, roles that had begun almost playfully, to give line and shape to our lives, had hardened like suits of armor and taken us prisoner.
Molly Haskell