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)