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I am a hoarder of two things: documents and trusted friends. - Curriculum Vitae [Friendship] Long ago in 1945 all the nice people in England were poor, allowing for exceptions. - The Girls of Slender Means [Books (First Lines)] Sometimes, instead of a letter to thank his hostess, Freddy Hamilton would compose a set of formal verses--roudeaux redoubles, villanelles, rondels, or Sicilian octaves--to express his thanks neatly. It was part of his modest nature to do this. He always felt he had perhaps been boring during his stay, and it was one's duty in life to be agreeable. - The Mandelbaum Gate [Books (First Lines)] One's prime is elusive. You little girls, when you grow up, must be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie [Heroes] The boys, as they talked to the girls from Marcia Blaine School, stood on the far side of their bicycles holding the handlebars, which established a protective fence of bicycle between the sexes, and the impression that at any moment the boys were likely to be away. - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie [Books (First Lines)]
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