I don’t go in for that stuff… Compliments to women about their looks. I never met a woman that didn’t know she was good-looking or not without being told, and some of them give themselves credit for more than they’ve got. I once went out with a doll who said to me, "I am the glamorous type, I am the glamorous type!" I said, "So what?"
– Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 2. When a flirtatious Blanche starts fishing for compliments about her looks from Stanley, he is having none of it. He dismisses her attempts to emphasize her femininity and asserts his male dominance. In an obvious jab at Blanche herself, he says that some women credit themselves with being more attractive than they actually are.