

“A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya

“Sit by my side, and let the world slip: we shall ne'er be younger.”
― The Taming of the Shrew
― The Taming of the Shrew

“Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other”
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“There are occasions when a woman, no matter how weak and impotent in character she may be in comparison with a man, will yet suddenly become not only harder than any man, but even harder than anything and everything in the world.”
― Dead Souls
― Dead Souls
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