From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2007-01-14:
"The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking lovers and taking no prisoners." -- Florence King, humorist and conservative columnist formerly of "National Review" magazine.
(submitted to the mailing list by Kelly Groves)
[Does this accurately reflect common American perceptions? It sounds a bit off to me ... but the social circles in which I spend most of my time may not constitute representative samples.]