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Mary McCarthy was a prominent American author born on June 21, 1912, and passed away on October 25, 1989. Known for her incisive social criticism and nuanced portrayal of human nature, she is considered one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American literature.

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“What I really do is take real plums and put them in an imaginary cake. If you're interested in the cake, you get rather annoyed with people saying what species the real plum was.”

People Ifs Real Species Cake Imaginary Annoyed Plums

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“My occupational hazard is that I can't help plagiarizing from real life.”

I Can Real Helping Real Life Hazards Plagiarism Occupational Hazards

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“The things of this world reveal their essential absurdity when they are put in the Venetian context. In the unreal realm of the canals, as in a Swiftian Lilliput, the real world, with its contrivances, appears as a vast folly.”

World Real This World Essentials Realms Folly Real World Absurdity Unreal Venice Canals

Book:Venice observed

Source: Venice observed

“Feminism is ridiculous. Feminists are silly idealists who want to be on top. There is no real equality in sexual relationships - someone always wins.”

Want Real Winning Feminism Feminist Ridiculous Silly Idealist

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“What I really do is take real plums and put them in an imaginary cake.”

Real Cake Imaginary Plums

Author:Mary McCarthy

“Like Michelangelo and Cellini, Florentines of every station are absorbed in acquiring real estate: a little apartment that can be rented to foreigners; a farm that will supply the owner with oil, wine, fruit, and flowers for the house.”

Littles Real House Flower Wine Property Fruit Oil Owners Stations Farms Apartment Estates Foreigners

Book:The Stones of Florence

Source: The Stones of Florence

“The perennial wonder of Venice is to peer at herself in her canals and find that she exists-incredible as it seems. It is the same reassurance that a looking-glass offers us: the guarantee that we are real.”

Real Seems Wonder Offers Incredibles Glasses Guarantees Peers Venice Guarantees That Reassurance Canals

Book:Venice observed

Source: Venice observed

About the Author

Born: June 21, 1912
Died: October 25, 1989
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Quotes: 139

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The company she keepsRelated source material

Mary McCarthy: Novels 1963-1979Related source material

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