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"Started listening to this, free, on Spotify. Received a Kindle for Christmas and am now reading it (re-reading, actually). And, because I find this remarkably helpful, I may purchase a used copy to highlight and dog-ear." — Dec 28, 2025 04:40AM
"Started listening to this, free, on Spotify. Received a Kindle for Christmas and am now reading it (re-reading, actually). And, because I find this remarkably helpful, I may purchase a used copy to highlight and dog-ear." — Dec 28, 2025 04:40AM
“I don't think much about guys from the past. I'm glad I knew them, but there's a reason they didn't make it into my future.”
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“She waited for a man who would marvel her with his intellect, wit and physique, all at the same time. Someone who would beguile her, unnerve her, possess her, and claim her and then make her jealous with deceit and accusations. Someone who wouldn’t bore her after a few hours of company. Someone who wouldn’t be distracted by someone younger than her - even at that age, she had her insecurities........ She waited for a man who would be worth a chase and a challenge, who would beguile her and ravage her, and be true to her. She was no fool. She knew the limitations of affectation and ceremonial overtures between husband and wife. She knew the limits of compatibility, being put off by a few of her suitors instantly. She knew that love was not a guarantee to lifetime of happiness. She knew the importance of money and it’s effect on men. She knew the value of having the best in jewelry, clothes and company, for a person was judged accordingly, and if one wished to be a success, one had to look the part. And that required continuity of resources, not affection. But still she waited. She waited for a man who would surprise her beyond her expectations. She waited for a man who would be magical. She waited for a man who would never come.”
― The Governess
― The Governess
“Girls with their legs crossed, girls with their legs not crossed, girls with terrific legs, girls with lousy legs, girls that looked like swell girls, girls that looked like they'd be bitches if you knew them... You figured most of them would probably marry dopey guys. Guys that always talk about how many miles they get to a gallon in their goddam cars. Guys that get sore and childish as hell if you beat them at golf, or even just some stupid game like ping-pong. Guys that are very mean. Guys that never read books. Guys that are very boring.”
― Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye
― Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye
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