In fact, there is perhaps only one human being in a....

“ In fact, there is perhaps only one human being in a thousand who is passionately interested in his job for the job's sake. The difference is that if that one person in a thousand is a man, we say, simply, that he is passionately keen on his job; if she is a woman, we say she is a freak. ”

Dorothy L. Sayers

From : Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society