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It gives men courage and ambition and the nerve for anything. It has the colour of gold, is clear as a glass and shines after dark as if the sunshine were still in it.

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Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.
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Exception Necessary Rude Woman
By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein to feed.
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Addiction Choice Discover Eat Habit Nature Place
History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.
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Bright Charm History Home Man Women
What is the world at its best but a little round field of the moving pictures with two walking together in it?
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Best Move Picture Round World
Humans were denied the speech of animals. The only common ground of communication upon which dogs and men can get together is in fiction.
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Animal Communication Human Talk Together
He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.
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Clear Himself Sunshine Weather
Most wonderful of all are words, and how they make friends one with another.
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Friendship Oneself Wonderful Word
He studied cities as women study their reflections.
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Reflection Study Woman
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
Women’s weapon, water-drops.
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Tears Weapon Woman
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
When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
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Art Love Oneself Service
A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
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Art Himself Respect Time
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
A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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Air Hot Show Vote Way
To a woman nothing seems quite impossible to the powers of the man she worships.
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Herself Impossible Love Power Quite Relationship Woman Worship

It gives men courage and ambition and the nerve for anything. It has the colour of gold, is clear as a glass and shines after dark as if the sunshine were still in it.

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It gives men courage and ambition and the nerve for anything. It has the colour of gold, is clear as a glass and shines after dark as if the sunshine were still in it.

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