Quote by Phyllis McGinley

Of course we women gossip on occasion. But our appetite for it is not as avid as a man s. It is in the boys gyms, the college fraternity houses, the club locker rooms, the paneled offices of business that gossip reaches its luxuriant flower.

Of course we women gossip on occasion. But our appetite for

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This quote suggests that while women may engage in gossip, they do not possess the same level of enthusiasm for it as men. It implies that gossip thrives in predominantly male environments like gyms, fraternity houses, and business offices, where it flourishes in abundance. This could be interpreted as an observation of societal gender dynamics and the differing tendencies towards gossip between men and women in specific settings.

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