“ No woman ever judges a man by anything except his income. ”
George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936). copy citation
| Author | George Orwell |
|---|---|
| Source | Keep the Aspidistra Flying |
| Topic | women income |
| Date | 1936 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200021.txt |
Context
“‘What rot it is to talk about Socialism or any other ism when women are what they are! The only thing a woman ever wants is money; money for a house of her own and two babies and Drage furniture and an aspidistra. The only sin they can imagine is not wanting to grab money. No woman ever judges a man by anything except his income. Of course she doesn’t put it to herself like that. She says he’s such a nice man—meaning that he’s got plenty of money. And if you haven’t got money you aren’t nice. You’re dishonoured, somehow. You’ve sinned.”
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