"All really great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction." ― Marya Mannes Topic(s): Great More From Marya Mannes "Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them." "If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women talk of loss, and I do not know which talk is the more boring." "It is not enough to show people how to live better: there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be better." More In Great "The basic quality that any great story must have is a story that illustrates the human condition."― William Shatner "Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be."― Mahatma Gandhi "We all recognize that in recent decades, many important achievements have helped create a cleaner, healthier environment, yet our national needs in environmental health are not being fully met."― Samuel Wilson