I had taken Mrs. Prest into my self guarantee; in fact with out her I must have made but little increase, for the fruitful idea inside the complete industrial corporation dropped from her best lips. It become she who invented the fast
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“The fox condemns the trap, not himself.”
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
“One rule for the lion and ox is oppression.”
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
“If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.”
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
“She had a remarkable voice which didn’t go with her face at all, a melodious, quavering voice. She said, “If you go slowly, you risk getting sunstroke. But if you go too fast, you work up a sweat and then catch a chill inside the church.” She was right. There was no way out.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“As the caterpiller chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.”
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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