One should never be sexually involved with anyone one genuinely cares for. A sexual relationship guarantees a loss. Waiting is the great vocation of the dispossessed. About Mary Gordon Quotes 2 sayings Nationality American Profession Writer Birthday October 16 Similar sources Smedley Butler quotes Jack Kornfield quotes Voltaire quotes Jimmy Connors quotes Russell M. Nelson quotes Pat Riley C. S. Lewis Charles Dickens Lewis Grizzard Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Dale Carnegie Saint Basil Paul Newman Chuck D Mehmet Murat Ildan Napoleon Hill