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Married Life: Logan Pearsall-Smith
It is a small matter of life and death for married people to interrupt each other’s stories; for if they did not, they would burst. Logan Pearsall-Smith Afterthoughts The image is copyright: Everett Collection via Shutterstock
To His Coy Mistress: Andrew Marvell
Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, Lady, were no crime We would sit down and think which way To walk and pass our long love’s day. Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side Shouldst rubies find: I by … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Marvell, the Art of Seduction, The Battle of the Sexes, To His Coy MIstress
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The Secret Town: Ogden Nash
There is a town within a town, Where my true love walks alone, And green, oh, meadow green, is her gown, And daffodil gold her shoon. Unto that silent,` secret place, No street, no alley, leads. A town without a … Continue reading
Women And Cynicism: Somerset Maugham
No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman Somerset Maugham A Writer’s Notebook, 1896 (published 1949) The image is by Jules Joseph Lefebvre by Wikimedia.
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Tagged Cynicism, Jules Joseph Lefebvre, The Battle of the Sexes, W Somerset Maugham
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You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Song Is About You: Carly Simon
You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf it was apricot You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte And all the girls … Continue reading
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Tagged Carly Simon, Love, The Battle of the Sexes, Vanity, You're So Vain
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