"Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph." ― Iris Murdoch Topic(s): Women More From Iris Murdoch "People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us." "The priesthood is a marriage. People often start by falling in love, and they go on for years without realizing that love must change into some other love which is so unlike it that it can hardly be recognized as love at all." "The cry of equality pulls everyone down." More In Women "Women should take care of each other, not tear each other down."― Jennifer Garner "Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that."― Barbara Bush "The trouble with life is that there are so many beautiful women and so little time."― John Barrymore