He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind, and who has not seen enough of the world to feel that all people are in some sense his own kind

Quote by Willa Sibert Cather

Topics: Manners Quotes

When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them,...

When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them,...

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has...

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has...

That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.

That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.

The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist,...

The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist,...

Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of...

Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of...

Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets...

Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets...

If youth did not matter so much to itself it would never have the heart...

If youth did not matter so much to itself it would never have the heart...

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

I have tried sex with both men and women. I found I liked it.

I have tried sex with both men and women. I found I liked it.

There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.

There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.

There's only one woman I know of who could never be a symphony conductor, and...

There's only one woman I know of who could never be a symphony conductor, and...

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to...

To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to...

Whatever evil a man may think of women, there is no woman but thinks more.

Whatever evil a man may think of women, there is no woman but thinks more.

Women naturally deceive, weep and spin.

Women naturally deceive, weep and spin.

If you were on a sinking ship and yelled, Women and children first! how much...

If you were on a sinking ship and yelled, Women and children first! how much...

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

Why do not words and kiss, and solemn pledge, And nature that is kind in...

Why do not words and kiss, and solemn pledge, And nature that is kind in...

Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at...

Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at...