Raymond Carver Quotes

Are men and women different creatures? Do we feel things differently? Being a man, I can't know what a woman feels.

The antagonisms between men and women express themselves in the most delicate phase of their life together - in their sexual relationship.

There are complications in relationships between men and women. There always will be.

And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.

All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.

The basic discovery about any people is the discovery of the relationship between men and women.

I've never seen a world where only men were responsible for the violence, and the women were innocent. They go together. Men and women are a violent mixture.

This is the problem today. Men and women have switched places. The woman now acts more like the man.

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women.

There is a fundamental difference between men and women - women need romance, men need intrigue.

I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them.

You don't really see too many straight friendships between men and women on 'Mad Men.'

It takes me so long to get tired of a man. It's women that are the problem. Don't get me wrong. I think men have their problems just as much as women.

The difference between men and women seems to be this: I can argue with my promoter downstairs, accuse him of ripping me off, and 20 minutes later we'll be playing golf together. With a lady, the same argument can go on for, like, years.

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.

There are two kinds of women, those who want power in the world and those who want power in bed.

Why are women... so much more interesting to men than men are to women?

I just think that people are complicated, both men and women. It happens that I write more about women.

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many views as possible on women's worlds.

Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.

America is a land where men govern, but women rule.

People say, 'Gee, you don't really do political music.' Well, I sing a lot of songs about how men and women and lovers treat each other, and none of us want to be talked down to or belittled or ignored or disrespected... So I'm proud to be a feminist.

I am interested in writing how women really feel, how they really think, and how they respond to men. I don't want men reading my books because they might find out too much.