"The brain is differently wired in men and women. In men, the wires are loose."

Nicole Hollander Journalism See all quotes by Nicole Hollander →

React to this quote

More by Nicole Hollander

“Rita! Get my smelling salts! Ma, you used them up when you discovered that repeal of the estate tax benefits only the very, very rich.”

“...Men lose their sense of humor as they get older...their brains shrink...So men will be getting grumpier, just as we're getting... Shorter.”

“If women want time off to bear children, they can't expect to be treated as equals. Okay, give men time off to bear children.”

“The investment firm of Smith Barney: they make money the old-fashioned way--they earn it. Right. The rest of us pick it off trees in the backyard.”

“Most normal people would agree that pizza is nature's perfect food, right?”

“For feminine protection, every day use a hand grenade.”

Resonant Thoughts

"When my mother left us, he was left completely alone. And I think what came next, in the late 30s and after the war in the 40s - I think that was a result of his complete loneliness on top of the worl…"

— Svetlana Alliluyeva

Literature1925–2011

#mind

"Social scientists … have begun to think that “social animal” means “harmoniously belonging.” They do not like to think that fighting and dissenting are proper social functions, nor that rebelling or i…"

— Paul Goodman

Literature1911–1972

#mind

"Constant erotic stimulation of male sexuality coupled with its forbidden release through most normal channels are designed to encourage men to look at women as only things whose resistance to entrance…"

— Shulamith Firestone

Social Activism1945–2012

#courage