If someone with whom one is having an affair keeps on mentioning some woman whom he knew in the past, however long ago it is since they separated, one is always irritated.
Sei ShonagonIn life there are two things which are dependable. The pleasures of the flesh and the pleasures of literature.
Sei ShonagonOne is telling a story about old times when someone breaks in with a little detail that he happens to know, implying that one's own version is inaccurate โ disgusting behavior!
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