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Sloan Wilson was an American author born on May 8, 1920, in New York, and passed away on May 25, 2003. Known for his profound insights into modern urban life, Wilson's works include the Malloy Thompson series and The Man in the Glass Booth, among others.

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“The trick is to learn to believe that it's a disconnected world, a lunatic world, where what is true now was not true then; where Thou Shalt Not Kill and the fact that one has killed a great many men mean nothing, and absolutely nothing, for now is the time to raise legitimate children, and make money, and dress properly, and be kind to one's wife, and admire one's boss, and learn not to worry, and think of oneself as what? That makes no difference, he thought—I'm just a man in a gray flannel suit. I must keep my suit neatly pressed like anyone else, for I am a very respectable young man.”

War Conformity Suburbia

Book:The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Source: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

“Maybe they had no faith, Tom thought. Maybe they were like me, always expecting disaster, surprised only when it doesn't hit. Maybe we are all, the killers and the killed, equally damned; not guilty, not somehow made wise by war, not heroes, just men who are either dead or convinced that the world is insane.”

Book:The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Source: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

“That had been the trouble with him and Betsy: what with his brooding about the past and worrying about the future, there had never been any present at all.”

Marriage American Dream

Book:The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Source: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

“O problema não era o fato de ele não mais acreditar no sonho; o problema era ele nem sequer achar sua improbabilidade interessante ou triste. Como um velho, preocupava-se com o passado e não com o futuro.”

Tempo Futuro Sonho

Book:The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Source: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

“Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders.”

Doe Funny Success Energy Business Leader Stupid Fields Depends Humorous Silly Presentation Funny Business

Book:What shall we wear to this party?: The man in the gray flannel suit twenty years before & after

Source: What shall we wear to this party?: The man in the gray flannel suit twenty years before & after

“The definition of a beautiful woman is one who loves me.”

Love Beautiful Definitions Beautiful Women

Book:What shall we wear to this party?: The man in the gray flannel suit twenty years before & after

Source: What shall we wear to this party?: The man in the gray flannel suit twenty years before & after

“It is impossible to treat a child too well. Children are spoiled by being ignored too much or by harshness, not by kindness.”

Wells Kind Children Kindness Too Much Impossible Treats Ignored Spoiled Harshness Being Ignored Spoiled Children

Book:What shall we wear to this party?: The man in the gray flannel suit twenty years before & after

Source: What shall we wear to this party?: The man in the gray flannel suit twenty years before & after

About the Author

Born: May 8, 1920
Died: May 25, 2003
Known for: Author
Quotes: 7

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