Mars And Venus Quotes

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Anna Quindlen
“We're part of a mixed marriage -- he's male; I'm female.”
Anna Quindlen

Julie Anne Long
“And she reached out with trembling fingers and touched one of the roses. It was, surprisingly... unconscionably soft.
"A message was sent along with it, Miss Genevieve." Harriet handed over the sheet of folded foolscap, closed with a blob of wax. No seal was pressed into it.
Genevieve slid her finger beneath it to break the seal.


'My esteemed Venus-

These reminded me of you. In my dreams, your lips are just this soft.

- Your devoted servant,
Mars”
Julie Anne Long, What I Did for a Duke

Julie Anne Long
“Finally his thumbing rewarded him with what he was seeking.
Veronese... Veronese... of course! As he'd told Genevieve, he'd seen a Veronese painting when he'd visited Italy. Memorably because he'd found it erotic: Venus and Mars again, and this time Venus was not wearing a shred, and Mars was kneeling, getting ready to, as he'd inappropriately shared with Genevieve, give Venus a pleasuring.
"Genevieve loves a particular 'kind' of painter..." Harry began in a lecturing tone.
"She likes light and a grace of line, mythological subjects rich in subtext. She believes Botticelli is not rated highly enough as a painter. I happen to agree. I've seen his 'Venus and Mars' and I am quite moved by his use of mythological subjects. Very sensual."
Harry looked thunderstruck.
Hmm. The duke didn't know why he should feel authentically pleased by the fact that Genevieve had entrusted him with a confidence she hadn't yet confided in Harry.
"She hadn't shared that particular insight with you about Botticelli, Osborne? Perhaps it's a new one. One she's had only recently.”
Julie Anne Long, What I Did for a Duke

P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar
“The death of Opportunity Rover proves even robots can't survive on Mars”
Dr.P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar