Mary McCarthy

“People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.”

“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”

“Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.”

“You musn't force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex.”