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We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.

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Women’s weapon, water-drops.
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Tears Weapon Woman
Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat – seamy on both sides.
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Appearance Life Man Side
It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True
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
There is this difference between the grief of youth and that of old age; youth’s burden is lightened by as much of it as another shares; old age may give and give, but the sorrow remains the same.
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Difference Grief Light Old Remain Sorrow
He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.
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Clear Himself Sunshine Weather
When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
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Art Love Oneself Service
This fair but pitiless city of Manhattan was without a soul its inhabitants were manikins moved by wires and springs.
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Fair Move Soul Wire
Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.
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Exception Necessary Rude Woman
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
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
A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate your conscience.
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Boredom Conscience Irritate Morals
History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.
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Bright Charm History Home Man Women
Of habit, the power that keeps the earth from flying to pieces; though there is some silly theory of gravitation.
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Gravitation Habit Pieces Power Theory
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
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

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