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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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To know when to use the truth is the essence of successful deception

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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's all very well to talk like that,” said Mr. Rafiel. “We, you say? What do you think I can do about it? I can't even walk without help. How can you...more

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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.

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I loved her- I always loved her- no matter what she was-I wanted her safe- not shut up- a prisoner for life, eating her heart out. And we did keep her...more

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You are lucky, Renisenb. You have found the happiness that is inside everybody's own heart. To most women, happiness means coming and going, busied ov...more

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Liking is more important than loving. It lasts. I want what is between us to last, Luke. I don't want us just to love each other and marry and get tir...more

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I often wonder why the whole world is so prone to generalise. Generalisations are seldom if ever true and are usually utterly inaccurate.

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In fact,' said Poirot, 'she stabbed him in the dark, not realising that he was dead already, but somehow deduced that he had a watch in his pyjama poc...more

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Oh! Do not excite yourself. Shall I say that he interested me because he was trying to grow a mustache and as yet the result is poor." Poirot stroked ...more

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Bottled, was he?" Said Colonel Bantry, with an Englishman's sympathy for alcoholic excess. "Oh, well, can't judge a fellow by what he does when he's d...more