Dorothy West: Rich Man Affords

Posted by admin on Sunday, June 2, 2019

Dorothy West Money Quote saying in her book, ‘The Living is Easy’ that when someone is rich they feel less pain in the wallet than others facing similar expenses. Dorothy West said:
 

 

“I wouldn’t do anything to hurt his pocketbook. Don’t forget he’s a rich man. He can afford to throw away what you’d set aside for Sunday dinner” — Dorothy West

The Living is Easy, Page 184, The Feminist Press at CUNY

 

 

In this quote, Dorothy West is advising someone not to damage a wealthy man’s finances or business interests. She points out that because he is a “rich man”, he has the luxury of casually disposing of sums of money that would be carefully saved by others for important expenses like Sunday dinner.

West is implying that the man in question can easily absorb any financial losses, in a way that most people could not. The quote conveys how the speaker sees the man’s wealth as making him impervious to monetary harm – what seems significant to average people has little impact on someone who is truly rich.

Overall, West cautions against inflicting monetary costs on this individual precisely because his affluence means he is unaffected and unconstrained by money in the same way as less wealthy people.

Birthday: June 2, 1907 – Death: August 16, 1998