The Tenth Muse Quotes

“I couldn’t help but wonder why so many intelligent men aren’t more embarrassed to speak on topics they know nothing about, or why anyone would listen to an economist on such a matter in the first place. How are they so sure of themselves, and why are so many people so eager to listen? I’ve always wished I had the confidence to speak with half the conviction on subjects I’m actually competent to discuss.”
― Catherine Chung, The Tenth Muse

“What terrible things we do to each other. What terrible things we do in the name of love.”
― Catherine Chung, The Tenth Muse

“it seemed to me that the furor and outrage over those remarks had been manufactured to camouflage that fact.”
― Catherine Chung, The Tenth Muse

“There’s Sleeping Beauty, too, of course—there are all these princes falling in love with the empty, unconscious shells of girls who basically go limp right as they hit adolescence. Sends an interesting message, don’t you think? Girls—be as lifeless as possible, and the more likely it is you’ll be desired.”
― Catherine Chung, The Tenth Muse