Marya Mannes
Marya Mannes
Marya Manneswas an American author and critic, known for her caustic but insightful observations of American life. Mannes also wrote under the pen name of, "Sec."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth14 November 1904
CountryUnited States of America
feelings feels knows
You cannot know what you do not feel.
expression desire admission
Flirtation is merely an expression of considered desire coupled with an admission of its impracticability.
making-money neighbor invoke
An American who can make money, invoke God, and be no better than his neighbor, has nothing to fear but truth itself.
equality white racism
You mix the affluence of the white and the poverty of the black and you do not get a civilized society. Integration on an equal level is one thing. Mixing on an unequal level is another.