Mary Jo Putney Quotes

If you allow an experienced man of the world to introduce you to passion when you want him more than he wants you, he will own your soul, but you will not own his.

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Jack was unexpectedly moved when he swore allegiance to the king and country. He had served both for years, could easily have laid down his life. Yet it was different to pledge his loyalty and best efforts toward governing this nation. Dying was easier than making good laws.

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Para um homem, a mulher é como uma pintura ou uma estátua clássica. Ele escolhe uma e leva para casa, esperando que combine com a mobília existente lá.

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Europeans condemned Chinese foot binding, but any society that had invented the corset had a lot to answer for.

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A witty vicar once said that a good marriage is like a pair of scissors with the couple inseparable joined, often moving in opposite directions, yet always destroying anyone who comes between them. The trick is for the blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.

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Samuel Johnson said a second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience,” Kirkland said.

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The only power she wanted over him was the power to make him happy. . . . She wanted them to be equal in their loving, not master and slave.

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