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I looked at her. Sheila was my girl--the girl I wanted--and wanted for keeps. But it wasn't any use having illusions about her. Sheila was a liar and ...more

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Papa always said that in the beginning men and women roamed the world together, equal in strength - like lions and tigers -""And giraffes?" interpolat...more

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... Good gracious, Jerry, you'll probably have to marry the girl.'Joanna was half serious, half laughing.It was at that moment that I made a very impo...more

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You know, Emily was a selfish old woman in her way. She was very generous, but she always wanted a return. She never let people forget what she had do...more

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A man in love is a sorry spectacle.

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Trains are relentless things, aren't they, Monsieur Poirot? People are murdered and die, but they go on just the same. I am talking nonsense, but you ...more

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A man when he is making up to anybody can be cordial and gallant and full of little attentions and altogether charming. But when a man is really in lo...more

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But when a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep. Now whenever that young man looked he looked like a sheep I take back all is this...more

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I've always jumped on sentiment—and here I am being more sentimental than anybody. What idiots girls are! I've always thought so. I suppose I shall sl...more

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Love can be a very frightening thing.”“That is why most great love stories are tragedies.

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People more often kill those they love than those they hate. Possibly because only the people you love can really make life unendurable to you.

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A man in love is an awful sight.

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I remember one teacher there -- I can't recall her name now. She was short and spare, and I remember her eager jutting chin. Quite unexpectedly one da...more

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If Hori were to die, I should not forget! Hori is a song in my heart for ever... That means-that there is no more death...

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It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.