The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality. -Marya Mannes

 

The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality.


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This quote is just one of 13 total Marya Mannes quotes in our collection. Marya Mannes is known for saying 'The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.

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If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women talk of loss, and I do not know which talk is the more boring.

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The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future. -Marya Mannes
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It is not enough to show people how to live better: there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be better.

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Generosity with strings is not generosity; It is a deal.

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The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality. -Marya Mannes
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By the age of fifty, you have made yourself what you are, and if it is good, it is better than your youth.

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