#ma

His ear heard more than what was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#men

Usually when you see females in movies, they feel like they have these metallic structures around them, they are caged by male energy. ↗

— Björk

#females #feminism #film #gender #men

I knew you were all smitten and shit, but fuck, you really do love this guy." The smirk in Darren's voice was obvious. And annoying. "Aw, come on, admit it - you feel like Cinderella, don't you?" "No, Darren, I don't. And do you know why?" "No sugar, tell me why." "Because I'm a man. I've got a big fat one and I like to fuck other guys." Darren was laughing over the phone now, and it made Reece grin. "And Ben isn't a prince, he's a cop. A big, sexy cop who fucks like a machine. He's a man. I'm a man. We're men." He nodded sharply. "Now fuck off. I'm arranging flowers. ↗

— L.A. Gilbert

#love

Briar: "So I guess I was the last to know." Rosethorn: "Of course you are. You're a man, aren't you? ↗

— Tamora Pierce

#man #men #rosethorn #men

For if there is one thing I have learned over the years about men, it is that feelings of powerlessness do not usually bring forth their finest qualities. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#powerlessness #marriage

He [Ranger] peeled my [Stephanie] clothes off and wrangled me into bed. And then suddenly he was inside me. He once told me that time spent with him would ruin me for all other men. When he said it, I thought it was an outrageous threat. I no longer though it outrageous. ↗

— Janet Evanovich

#romance #men

Look at all the things that can go wrong for men. There’s the nothing-happening-at-all problem, the too-much-happening-too-soon problem, the dismal-droop-after-a-promising-beginning problem; there’s the size-doesn’t-matter-except-in-my-case problem, the failing-to-deliver-the-goods problem…and what do women have to worry about? A handful of cellulite? Join the club. A spot of I-wonder-how-I-rank? Ditto. ↗

— Nick Hornby

#hornby #humor #humour #man #manliness

The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#men

A truly happy woman drives some men and almost every other woman absolutely crazy ↗

— John Irving

#happiness #woman #women #men

Why do women want to dress like men when they’re fortunate enough to be women? Why lose femininity, which is one of our greatest charms? We get more accomplished by being charming than we would be flaunting around in pants and smoking. I’m very fond of men. I think they are wonderful creatures. I love them dearly. But I don’t want to look like one. When women gave up their long skirts, they made a grave error… ↗

— Tasha Tudor

#femininity #womanhood #love