Women can resist a man's love, a man's fame, a man's personal appearance, and a man's… — Wilkie Collins
Women can resist a man's love, a man's fame, a man's personal appearance, and a man's money, but they cannot resist a man's tongue when he knows how to talk to them.
1860
★ 3.5Provenance
Current citation
Collins, Wilkie. The Woman in White, edited by Matthew Sweet. Penguin Classics, 2003.
Original citation
Collins, Wilkie. "The Woman in White." All the Year Round, 26 Nov. 1859 – 25 Aug. 1860.
