“Women scheme when they are weak, they lie out of fear. Men scheme when they are strong, they lie out of arrogance.”
Julian Barnes
Flaubert's Parrot
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
Similar quotes
“In Leon's account of his life, no-one was mean-spirited, no-one schemed or lied or betrayed; everyone was celebrated at least in some degree... Leon turned out to be a spineless, grinning idiot.”
Ian McEwan
Atonement
“Liz," said Mr. Cootes, lost in admiration, "when it comes to doping out a scheme, you're the snake's eyebrows!”
P.G. Wodehouse
Leave It to Psmith
“Emancipated' women found out that the honesty, generosity, and camaraderie of men was a lie.”
Shulamith Firestone
The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution
“She wanted out of that decorating scheme.”
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Virgin Suicides
“My belief is to achieve success in any scheme one has to make oneself master of that scheme, know it inside and out, know every detail.”
E.L. James
Fifty Shades of Grey