Clare Boothe Luce

A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a different self — in the mirror of some woman's eyes

Clare Boothe Luce (April 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American playwright, journalist, editor, ambassador and political figure.

Quotes

• I have resolved to grow old, naturally and gracefully, content in the knowledge that the greatest intellects are the homeliest ones, and that the height of sophistication is simplicity.
  • Stuffed Shirts, ch. 17 (1931) [1]

• You see few people here in America who really care very much about living a Christian life in a democratic world.
  • Europe in the Spring, ch. 12 (1940)

• Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals [with] no cure except as a guillotine might be called a cure for dandruff.
  • Newsweek (Jan. 24, 1955)

• No good deed goes unpunished.
  • Roman Candle (Leticia Baldridge), p. 129 (1956)

The Women (1936)

• A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a different self — in the mirror of some woman's eyes.
  • Mrs. Morehead, act I

• You know, that's the only good thing about divorce; you get to sleep with your mother.
  • Little Mary, act III

• Always remember, Peggy, it's matrimonial suicide to be jealous when you have a really good reason.
  • Edith, act III

External links

• Women Come on Front (Library of Congress Exhibition)
• Creighton University
• Women in History: Clare Boothe Luce
• Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute