The labor of keeping house is labor in its most naked state, for labor is toil that never finishes, toil that has to be begun again the moment it is completed, toil that is destroyed and consumed by the life process. Mary McCarthy begincompleteconsume share on social
Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field, this product of human activity requires still more labor, incessant, tireless labor, to maintain its identity as a 'work' of man. Mary McCarthy activitycasefield share on social
The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air. Mary McCarthy airamericanbad share on social
Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior. Mary McCarthy behaviorbestowconceive Change image and share on social
I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about for me. They feel that you've given away trade secrets. Mary McCarthy afraidfeelhave Change image and share on social
In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality. Mary McCarthy banaldemocraticenjoy Change image and share on social
The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. Mary McCarthy abroadamericaamerican Change image and share on social
Life for the European is a career; for the American it is a hazard. Mary McCarthy americancareereuropean Change image and share on social
Every word she writes is a lie, including and and the. Mary McCarthy includelieword Change image and share on social
