Marya Mannes

Marya Mannes (1904 – 1990) was a US writer, novelist, essayist, social critic and poet. She is best known for sharply attacking materialism, and her caustic but insightful observations on American life.

Wisdom & Quotes

• The world of sight is still limitless. It is the artist who limits vision to the cramped dimensions of his own ego.

- More in Anger

• The real demon is success — the anxieties engendered by this quest are relentless, degrading, corroding. What is worse, there is no end to this escalation of desire.

- The Roots of Anxiety in Modern Women

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