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“Things on the whole are faster in America; people don't stand for election, they run for office. If a person says he's sick, it doesn't mean regurgitating, it means ill. Mad means angry, not insane. Don't ask for the left-luggage; it's called a checkroom.”

Book:Hons and Rebels: Hons & Rebels

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Hons and Rebels: Hons & Rebels

This book delves into the complexities of honor and rebellion, offering a narrative that examines these themes through its characters and plot. more

Author

Jessica Mitford

Jessica Mitford was an English author known for her critical analysis of the middle class. Her work spanned a variety of subjects, including social commentary, history, and biography. Born on September 11, 1917, she passed away on July 22, 1996. more

“Death is too much for men to bear, whereas women, who are practiced in bearing the deaths of men before their own and who are alsopracticed in bearing life, take death almost in stride. They go to meet death--that is, they attempt suicide--twice as often as men, though men are more "successful" because they use surer weapons, like guns.”

Men Use Death Women Successful Too Much Bears Weapons Gun Suicide Stride

Author:Roger Rosenblatt

“When men achieve the fruits of their material success, they often become aware of an emptiness--an incompleteness--in their lives;the hollowness of having, but not raising, children, of not making true commitments to them. Which, sadly, does not mean that they weren't capable of it.”

Men Mean Children Doe Achieve Materials Capable Commitment Fruit Emptiness Raising Children Hollowness Incompleteness

Author:Willard Gaylin

“We're getting rid of the D [in PTSD]. PTS is an injury; it's not a disorder. The problem is when you call it a disorder, [veterans] don't think they can be treated. An employer says, 'I don't want to hire somebody with a disorder.”