There better not be a God because I'll be in big trouble. Patricia Marx More Quotes by Patricia Marx More Quotes From Patricia Marx Perhaps the most mysterious of all mammals is the male Homo sapiens. Indeed, many anthropologists classify the group as a subspecies. Patricia Marx mammals males groups Love can't always be measured by how long u wait,it's about how well u understand WHY and WHAT you are waiting Patricia Marx wells waiting long Being serious just makes me a little bit embarrassed. Patricia Marx embarrassed serious littles I do not find the concept of consorting with unknown persons appealing. Patricia Marx unknown-person concepts persons The Chinese are no slouches when it comes to capitalism. Patricia Marx capitalism chinese "Couch surfing" refers to the practice of temporarily lodging with a stranger - free of charge, unless you count being incessantly sociable as payment. Patricia Marx surfing stranger practice For somebody who is a journalist, I can be awfully unobservant sometimes. Patricia Marx journalist i-can sometimes New York is rich in culture, cuisine, and commerce. Patricia Marx cuisine new-york culture Every nuclear bomb is an Auschwitz waiting to happen. Patricia Marx nuclear bombs waiting Mothers know the difference between a broth and a consommé. And the difference between damask and chintz. And the difference between vinyl and Naugahyde. And the difference between a house and a home. And the difference between a romantic and a stalker. And the difference between a rock and a hard place. Patricia Marx rocks mother home Christmas cards ... are technically only junk mail from people you know. Patricia Marx junk christmas people What can you give a friend who has everything? Shelves. Patricia Marx shelves giving New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Shanghai doesn't even sit down, and not just because there is no room. Patricia Marx cities new-york sleep Maybe pretty women were always funny but only now decided to go into comedy. Patricia Marx pretty-woman decided comedy But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. Patricia Marx coffee land stupid It's always gratifying to share a hobby with a friend, and pining for erstwhile suitors falls into that category. In the months to come, Libby and I would analyze our respective exes with the gusto and intellectual rigor of Jesuits. Patricia Marx hobbies intellectual fall I love narcissists-even more than they love themselves. You don't have to buoy them up. They are their own razzle-dazzle show and you are the blessed, favored with a front-row seat. Patricia Marx buoys dazzle blessed Though the male can be noble in reason and infinite in faculties, he is also easily amused by shiny toys, especially ones that do dumb things on his desk. Patricia Marx things toys dumb reason I write the shopping column. I think I've proven my superficiality. Patricia Marx i-think write think shopping One false word, one extra word, and somebody's thinking about how they have to buy paper towels at the store. Brevity is very important. If you're going to be longwinded, it should be for a purpose. Not just because you like your words. Patricia Marx words you important thinking
