Ian Fleming on men

My mental hands were empty, and I felt I must do something as a counterirritant or antibody to my hysterical alarm at getting married at the age of 43.

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make bored.

Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes’, otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

Robert A. Heinlein1907–1988Glory Road (1963)

• Animals
• Women

Men always want to be a woman’s first love; women have a more subtle instinct: what they like is to be a man’s last romance.

Oscar Wilde1854–1900

• Women

Women need a reason to have sex while men just need a place.

Billy Crystalborn 1948Interview with Oprah Winfrey

• Sex
• Women