"Any woman can talk herself into being in love with any man, for a while anyway."

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“The ideal home: big enough for you to hear the children, but not very well.”

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“A woman asks little of love: only that she be able to feel like a heroine.”

“Every group of six or more has its inner circle, its outer circle, and its hangers-on.”

“The total history of almost anyone would shock almost everyone.”

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