Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor. ~Norman Mailer
The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough. ~Germaine Greer
A gentleman is simply a patient wolf. ~Lana Turner
A man's heart may have a secret sanctuary where only one woman may enter, but it is full of little anterooms which are seldom vacant. ~Helen Rowland
6 comments:
THat Norman Mailer quote is brilliant, and is to my mind masculinity at its best.
All good ones Yoli!
Men are hard for me to understand, but I do love them. Each quote shares a different aspect of what it means to be a man. All foreign to me except:
Norman Mailer's quote also seems applicable to a woman!
Xox
Constance
No, Norman, yes, Germaine! :-).
It's been a long time since I read 'Tough Guys Don't Dance' but I doubt it would have the same effect on me it had when I was in uni. Thanks for all the quotes.
Greetings from London.
I like these.
Helen Rowland's quote has me grinning. :) I haven't been by The Satorialist in a while...must pop by and see what the stylin' are wearing these days. :)
I'm not sure about the Lana Turner quote...
Love the photo. I subscribe to Sartorialist's blog - he's awesome!
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