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Patricia Marx is an American writer born in 1975. She is known for her unique sense of humor and satirical style, with her works primarily focusing on the complexities of modern society and the multifaceted nature of human nature.

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Famous Patricia Marx Quotes

“Christmas cards ... are technically only junk mail from people you know.”

People Knows Letters Christmas Cards Mail Junk Christmas Card Junk Mail

Author:Patricia Marx

“Mothers know the difference between a broth and a consommé. And the difference between damask and chintz. And the difference between vinyl and Naugahyde. And the difference between a house and a home. And the difference between a romantic and a stalker. And the difference between a rock and a hard place.”

Knows Hard Home Mother House Differences Rocks Vinyl

Author:Patricia Marx

“Every nuclear bomb is an Auschwitz waiting to happen.”

Happens Waiting Nuclear Bombs Nuclear Weapons Auschwitz Nuclear Bomb

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“New York is rich in culture, cuisine, and commerce.”

Culture Rich New York Commerce Cuisine

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“For somebody who is a journalist, I can be awfully unobservant sometimes.”

I Can Sometimes Journalist

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“"Couch surfing" refers to the practice of temporarily lodging with a stranger - free of charge, unless you count being incessantly sociable as payment.”

Practice Stranger Surfing Payment Couches Incessantly Sociable

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“The Chinese are no slouches when it comes to capitalism.”

Capitalism Chinese

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“I do not find the concept of consorting with unknown persons appealing.”

Persons Concepts Unknown Person

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“Perhaps the most mysterious of all mammals is the male Homo sapiens. Indeed, many anthropologists classify the group as a subspecies.”

Groups Males Mysterious Homo Sapiens Mammals Anthropologists

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“Being serious just makes me a little bit embarrassed.”

Littles Bits Serious Little Bit Embarrassed

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“Love can't always be measured by how long u wait,it's about how well u understand WHY and WHAT you are waiting”

Wells Long Waiting

Author:Patricia Marx

“I love narcissists-even more than they love themselves. You don't have to buoy them up. They are their own razzle-dazzle show and you are the blessed, favored with a front-row seat.”

Shows Fronts Blessed Seats Narcissist Dazzle Buoys

Book:Him Her Him Again The End of Him

Source: Him Her Him Again The End of Him

“It's always gratifying to share a hobby with a friend, and pining for erstwhile suitors falls into that category. In the months to come, Libby and I would analyze our respective exes with the gusto and intellectual rigor of Jesuits.”

Fall Share Months Intellectual Categories Hobbies Exes Rigor Jesuit Pining Gusto Suitors

Book:Him Her Him Again The End of Him

Source: Him Her Him Again The End of Him

“There better not be a God because I'll be in big trouble.”

Bigs Trouble

Book:Him Her Him Again The End of Him

Source: Him Her Him Again The End of Him

“But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn.”

Ends Land Stupid Tears Arms Balance Sitting Metaphor Coffee Cups Chairs Spells Typical Spills Coffee Cup Stupid Things

Book:Him Her Him Again The End of Him

Source: Him Her Him Again The End of Him

“Maybe pretty women were always funny but only now decided to go into comedy.”

Comedy Decided Pretty Woman

Author:Patricia Marx

“New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Shanghai doesn't even sit down, and not just because there is no room.”

May Sleep Rooms Cities New York Down And Shanghai Never Sleep

Author:Patricia Marx

“What can you give a friend who has everything? Shelves.”

Giving Shelves

Book:You Can Never Go Wrong by Lying: And Other Solutions to the Moral and Social Dilemmas of Our Time

Source: You Can Never Go Wrong by Lying: And Other Solutions to the Moral and Social Dilemmas of Our Time

About the Author

Born: 1975
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 18

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Him Her Him Again The End of HimRelated source material

You Can Never Go Wrong by Lying: And Other Solutions to the Moral and Social Dilemmas of Our TimeRelated source material

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