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Relationships

«Why get married and make one man miserable when I can stay single and make thousands miserable?»
«When he's late for dinner, I know he's either having an affair or is lying dead in the street. I always hope it's the street.»
«When you're around people who look for the best in others, who get their thrills from bringing out the best in themselves - rather than people looking for the meanness in others - it brings out the best in you»
«When a woman reaches orgasm with a man she is only collaborating with the patriarchal system, eroticizing her own oppression»
«Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.»
«When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.»
«When you talk to the half-wise, twaddle; when you talk to the ignorant, brag; when you talk to the sagacious, look very humble and ask their opinion»
«When a relationship dies do we ever really give up the ghost or are we forever haunted by the spirits of relationships past.»
«When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.»
«When a man sends you an impudent letter, sit right down and give it back to him with interest ten times compounded, and then throw both letters in the wastebasket»