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“Always remember, Peggy, it's matrimonial suicide to be jealous when you have a really good reason.”

“A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a different self — in the mirror of some woman's eyes.”

“You know, that's the only good thing about divorce; you get to sleep with your mother.”

“Women in History: Clare Boothe Luce”

“You see few people here in America who really care very much about living a Christian life in a democratic world.”

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"We need to fully feel and express our emotions without worrying that they are likely to cause harm to another. But intensely and obsessively brooding on one's anger or resentment is not a good thing t…"

— Starhawk

Religion1951

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"Six sonnets in Spanish with English translations"

— Juana Inés de la Cruz

Literature1651–1695

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"In any case, if you ever leave me with a handsome man, do not tell me that you trust me because, let me warn you: that is not what will prevent me from deceiving you, if I want to. On the contrary."

— Jean-Paul Sartre

Philosophy1905–1980

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"Ah, well, if they wanted their adultery, what did it matter to me? I hadn’t much room to talk, anyway, with my five-pound prostitutes who did a bunk and the Japanese girls who cost far less and didn’t…"

— Anthony Burgess

Music1917–1993

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