“But so much of a man's life is merely a matter of choice, the declared—the right choice, the wrong choice. And even if a man makes the wrong choice, he can still change it. He simply has to change his mind. "You're a man, Owen, aren't you? And, really, when you have good health, you men are your minds. You can become a man of action, if you want. Or of religion. Or both. You may not end up famous for it, like your beloved father, but you can be it. Tell me Owen, isn't that how it is?" She stared grimly down at the black waves and clenched the rail with both hands.” MenMindWomenWill Book:Cloudsplitter Source: Cloudsplitter
“Like Neanderthals, men prefer to hunt alone or, if in a pack, at the head of it. Women, whether in the field or in a campfire, are collaborative, and when they hunt...they work together.” IfsMenTogetherFieldsWorking TogetherPacksHuntsCampfireNeanderthals Author:Russell Banks
“When an old man and a young man work together, it can make an ugly sight or a pretty one, depending on who's in charge. If the young man's in charge or won't let the old man take over, the young man's brute strength becomes destructive and inefficient, and the old man's intelligence, out of frustration, grows cruel and inefficient. Sometimes the old man forgets that he is old and tries to compete with the young man's strength, and then it's a sad sight. Or the young man forgets that he is young and argues with the old man about how to do the work, and that's a sad sight, too.” IfsMenTryingSometimesTogetherYoungGrowsForgetSightUglyArguingYoung ManDestructiveFrustrationWorking TogetherOld ManBrutes Book:Trailerpark Source: Trailerpark
“Boys like it when you talk to them as if they were grown men—at least he always did when he was a kid—because they pretend that’s what they are anyhow, grown-up men, and they do it for their entire lives.” IfsMenKidsBoysGrown Man Book:Lost Memory of Skin Source: Lost Memory of Skin
“First of all it's usually women who run these higher primate sanctuaries, rarely men. They are white. They come from privileged backgrounds. They are educated.” MenFirstsRunningWhiteHigherBackgroundsEducatedPrivilegedSanctuaryPrimates Author:Russell Banks
