If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry.
O. HENRY
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Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.
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Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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Bride knoweth bride at the glance of an eye. And between them swiftly passes comfort and meaning in a language that man and widows wot not of.
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Perhaps there is no happiness in life so perfect as the martyr’s.
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A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.
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