“I do not regard the rise of woman as a bad sign. Rather do I fancy that her traditional subordination was itself an artificial and undesirable condition based on Oriental influences. Our virile Teutonic ancestors did not think their wives unworthy to follow them into battle, or scorn to dream of winged Valkyries bearing them to Valhalla.” ThinkingDreamWomenWifeInfluenceConditionsBattleRegardTraditionalFancyAncestorArtificialScornUnworthyUndesirableSubordinationValhalla Book:Selected Letters 1934-1937 Source: Selected Letters 1934-1937
“Is there no Villain in this World who doth not regard himself as a poor abus'd Innocent, no She-Wolf who doth not think herself a Lamb, no Shark who doth not fancy that she is a Goldfish?” ThinkingWorldPoorThis WorldRegardInnocentFancyVillainLambsSharksGoldfish Book:Fanny Source: Fanny
“I regard psychiatry as fifty percent bunk, thirty percent fraud, ten percent parrot talk, and the remaining ten percent just a fancy lingo for the common sense we have had for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years, if we ever had the guts to read.” IfsYearsCommonTenPercentRegardCommon SenseThirtyFancyFiftyGutsFraudPsychiatryParrotsBunk Author:Raymond Chandler
“Now of course like, you know fancy go to the opera and see drama and they regard them as high culture. And these, are really people for the most part who get uptighter. The idea that people you know might take their clothes off and dance in the street.” PeopleKnowsIdeasMightCultureCoursesStreetsLike YouDramaClothesRegardFancyOpera Author:Howard Rheingold
“Youth eats all the sugared fancy cakes and regards them as its daily bread. But there'll come a time when you'll start asking just for a crust.” YouthAskingRegardBreadFancyCakeDaily Bread Book:First Love, and Other Stories Source: First Love, and Other Stories
“I am now in that happy comfortable state that I do not hesitate to indulge in any fancy in regard to diet, but watch the consequences, and do not continue any course which adds to weight or bulk and consequent discomfort.” StatesCoursesWatchesComfortableConsequenceWeightRegardAddDietsFancyIndulgeDiscomfortIndulge In Book:Letter on Corpulence Source: Letter on Corpulence