Human nature is rarely so amusing as when trying to get a house off its hands. Women at this task can be untruthful enough, but their untruth lacks the infusion of candor which a skillful male liar can introduce.
E. V. LucasThe truth is the only thing worth having, and, in a civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed, facing it is almost the only courageous thing left to do.
E. V. LucasAmericans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.
E. V. LucasIn betting on races, there are two elements that are never lacking - hope as hope, and an incomplete recollection of the past.
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