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
performances
performance is an act of faith.
business real thinking
I don't think the advertisers have any real idea of their power not only to reflect but to mould society.
art sometimes function
Art can excite, titillate, please, entertain, and sometimes shock; but its ultimate function is to ennoble.
daughter orchids ribbons
Ribbons a-flutter and orchids a-tremble, Yearly the vigilant Daughters assemble, Affirming in fervid and firm resolutions Their permanent veto on all revolutions.
dream romantic-love reality
The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality.
men our-society fellowship
Good-fellowship, unflagging, is the prime requisite for success in our society, and the man or woman who smiles only for reasons of humor or pleasure is a deviate.
integrity sacrifice honor
You cannot throw words like heroism and sacrifice and nobility and honor away without abandoning the qualities they express.
judgment cynicism ultimate
The ultimate cynicism is to suspend judgment so that you are not judged.
interesting parent infant
Infants are interesting only to their parents.
peace self tests
To be at peace with self, to find company and nourishment in self-this would be the test of the free and productive psyche.
miracle humans human-beings
The greatest miracle of all, the human being.
faith christian men
No man is a Christian who cheats his fellows, perverts the truth, or speaks of a "clean bomb" yet he will be the first to make public his faith in God.
morality ethics indifference
To know the good is to react against the bad. Indifference is the mark of deprivation.
self humanity may
Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave.