“...A man has been the breadwinner, the breadwinner from time immemorial. There is a lot of weight on it: a family, children squeaking, asking for food. The wife nags: “Where is the money, Dim?” I want a fur coat!” Lack of money makes a man grounded, emasculated, and embittered towards the whole world. It vulgarizes, humiliates, trivializes, cuts off wings, deprives one of flight. On the contrary, poverty and even misery envelop a woman in a veil of touchingness and mystery. They add sexuality, piquancy and charm. Imagine: old-fashioned, threadbare clothes, some darned vintage shawl wrapped around the shoulders. Circles under the eyes, sunken cheeks. Languid, sickly pallor, thinness reaching the point of exhaustion...”