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She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).

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Each of us, when our day’s work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster à la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.
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Book Day Ideal Seek Silence Work
A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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Air Hot Show Vote Way
Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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Rule Writing Yourself
There are a few editor men with whom I am privileged to come in contact. It has not been long since it was their habit to come in contact with me. There is a difference.
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Contact Difference Man Privilege
We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
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Achieve Climate Ourselves
Now, girls, if you want to observe a young man hustle out after a pick and shovel, just tell him that your heart is in some other fellow’s grave. Young men are grave-robbers by nature.
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Grave Heart Nature Observation Young Yourself
He studied cities as women study their reflections.
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Reflection Study Woman
If you can’t write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.
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Forget Please Story Writing Yourself
All great men have declared that they owe their sucess to the aid and encouragement of some brilliant woman.
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Brilliant Declare Encouragement Greatness Woman
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.
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Clear Couch
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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Bridge Comfortable Eyes Language Widow
If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry.
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Man Marriage Pass Time Woman
Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat – seamy on both sides.
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Appearance Life Man Side
If you live in an atmosphere of luxury, luxury is yours whether your money pays for it, or another’s.
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Atmosphere Live Money Pay Yourself
We can’t buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.
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Cash Live People Time
When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
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Art Love Oneself Service

She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).

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