Famous quotes containing the words mary mccarthy, mary and/or mccarthy:
“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.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)
“Life is in the mouth; death is in the mouth.”
—Hawaiian saying no. 60, ‘lelo No’Eau, collected, translated, and annotated by Mary Kawena Pukui, Bishop Museum Press, Hawaii (1983)
“Being abroad makes you conscious of the whole imitative side of human behavior. The ape in man.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)