“If someone tells you he is going to make 'a realistic decision,' you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.”—American novelist and essayist Mary McCarthy (1912-1989), “American Realist Playwrights,” in On the Contrary: Articles of Belief, 1946-1961 (1961)
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Quote of the Day (Mary McCarthy, on Making 'A Realistic Decision')
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American Literature,
Decisions,
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Irony,
Mary McCarthy,
Quote of the Day
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