165 Quotes by Grace Paley

The men don’t like their wives so much. They only get married if it’s a good idea.” Faith.

I didn’t intend. The word “intend” is the wrong word for what I do. It’s just that it’s something you do, and you can’t not do. If you want to do it, and you don’t intend to, you do it anyway. The word “intend” is wrong. The word “pressure” is right. It’s like any art form.

Poets take themselves very seriously.