Invented

Famous quotes containing the word invented:

“In the name of Hippocrates, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival.”
—Luis Buñuel (1900–1983)

“Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

“Say what you will, making marriage work is a woman’s business. The institution was invented to do her homage; it was contrived for her protection. Unless she accepts it as such—as a beautiful, bountiful, but quite unequal association—the going will be hard indeed.”
—Phyllis McGinley (1905–1978)