"Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk." ― Elizabeth Bowen Topic(s): Women More From Elizabeth Bowen "Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies." "Experience isn’t interesting until it begins to repeat itself. In fact, till it does that, it hardly is experience." "Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain." More In Women "I sort of try to write everything for me. I’m a huge sports fan but have no interest in minutiae. I don’t remember who won Super Bowls five years ago or listen to sports talk radio. I’m trying to make sure the jokes are self-contained so they’re accessible to everyone."― Norm MacDonald "I’ve declined every congressional benefit I could decline, federal health insurance, the retirement program, the 403(b) program, which I think is overly generous. I’ve got self-imposed term limits of six terms if I have the privilege to serve that long."― Scott Rigell "Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."― Amelia Earhart