You have to be very fond of men. Very, very fond. You have to be very fond of them to love them. Otherwise they're simply unbearable.
Source: Practicalities, Men, 1987.
-- Marguerite Duras, (Apr 4 1914-1996), French novelist, playwright; She is internationally known for her screenplays of Hiroshima mon amour, 1959 and India Song, 1975 and her novel novel L'Amant, 1984.