„I felt the first man I slept with must be intelligent, so I could respect him.“

— Sylvia Plath

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„If only I can find him… the man who will be intelligent, yet physically magnetic and personable. If I can offer that combination, why shouldn't I expect it in a man?“
— Sylvia Plath
„Jacoblike a totally normal young man. He's clearly intelligent. But having his day disrupted probably makes him feel the same way I would if I was suddenly told to bungee off the top of the Sears Tower.“
— Jodi Picoult
„Yes, he is intelligent. But we must be more intelligent. We must be so intelligent that he does not suspect us of being intelligent at all.“
— Agatha Christie