American Comic

Famous quotes containing the words american and/or comic:

“The suburban housewife—she was the dream image of the young American women and the envy, it was said, of women all over the world. The American housewife—freed by science and labor-saving appliances from the drudgery, the dangers of childbirth, and the illnesses of her grandmother ... had found true feminine fulfilment.”
—Betty Friedan (b. 1921)

“The real charm of the United States is that it is the only comic country ever heard of.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)