“There is no word equivalent to 'cuckold' for women.”
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Joseph Epstein is an essayist, short-story writer, and editor. From 1974 to 1998 he was the editor of the The American Scholar magazine.
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“There is no word equivalent to 'cuckold' for women.”
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“I am the heterosexual Truman Capote.”
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“I am basically a complainer and all the grounds for complaint have been swept out from under me.”
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“The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off.”
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“One serious drawback about letters is that, in order to get them, one must send some out. When it comes to the mail, I feel it is better to receive than to give.”
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“I just know so many people who have six or seven foreign languages and have read everything and have musical training and they are still dorks.”
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“In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins.”
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“I know how deeply slothful I am.”
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