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A man once asked me ... how I managed in my books to write such natural conversation between men when they were by themselves. Was I, by any chance, a...more

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In fact, there is perhaps only one human being in a thousand who is passionately interested in his job for the job's sake. The difference is that if t...more

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Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him -- or so they used to say. It would be interesting to ...more

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The rule seemed to be that a great woman must either die unwed ... or find a still greater man to marry her. ... The great man, on the other hand, cou...more

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He was being about as protective as a can-opener.

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(One character on another:)"Don't you know that I passionately dote on every chin on his face?

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Salcombe Hardy groaned: "How long, O Lord, how long shall we have to listen to all this tripe about commercial arsenic? Murderers learn it now at thei...more

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Nothing goes so well with a hot fire and buttered crumpets as a wet day without and a good dose of comfortable horrors within. The heavier the lashing...more

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[W]hen I see men callously and cheerfully denying women the full use of their bodies, while insisting with sobs and howls on the satisfaction of their...more

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[On marriage and permanent attach