“I remember he said, “if you had a dick you’d be dangerous." It’s the kind of comment that sticks with a woman” MenWomenWomanCommentDickPenis Humor Book:Which Brings Me to You Source: Which Brings Me to You
“Even a hundred and fifty years ago, football was popular because it provided a manly spectacle that lots of men needed, after the industrial revolution. We went from a culture that lived out doors and expanded the frontier and fought the Indians to a bunch of guys in offices. So football provided this jolt, a kind of exalted cult of masculinity. And it still does that. Perhaps even more so today.” MenYearsKindDoeStillsTodayGuyCultureDoorsFootballRevolutionNeededOfficeHundredYears AgoBunchFiftyCultMasculinityFrontiersExaltedManlyIndustrial Revolution Author:Steve Almond
“There's an invisible army of woman and men who really don't get why we give so much of ourselves to football. And they need to SPEAK UP.” MenNeedsGivingSpeakFootballMen And WomenArmyInvisible Author:Steve Almond
“I don't really think of my narrator in terms of gender. I think of them much more in basic emotional terms. As an author, you either love yer peeps or you don't. There's no such thing as a "masculine voice" or a "feminine voice". Men and women think and speak and act in, like, a zillion different ways. Also, as a gross generalization: women tend to live closer to their feelings than men.” ThinkingMenDifferentFeelingsSpeakTermEmotionalMen And WomenGenderFeminineGrossMasculine Author:Steve Almond
“I love men, the restlessness of their corrupted souls, the way they hide their heavy, murderous hearts, their sudden delicacies and small shocking acts of tenderness.” MenWayHeartSoulHeavyTendernessShockingRestlessnessDelicacy Author:Steve Almond
