"If there is to be any romance in marriage woman must be given every chance to earn a decent living at other occupations. Otherwise no man can be sure that he is loved for himself alone, and that his wife did not come to the Registry Office because she had no luck at the Labour Exchange."

-- Rebecca West

#Men Quotes #Wife Quotes #Office Quotes

“Take time for deliberation. Haste spoils everything.”
“To know the truth of history is to realize its ultimate myth and its inevitable ambiguity.”

Source : Roy Prentice Basler (1973). “A Touchstone for Greatness: Essays, Addresses, and Occasional Pieces about Abraham Lincoln”, Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press
“I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one.”
“You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.”
“I had never read in public, never given an interview. I was doing it all and trying to produce the next book and raise three young kids and had another child on the way.”
“I always overpay or overtip when I'm upset.”
“Unsuccessful headlines were not written without a strong appeal, but it was the wrong appeal for that product and that audience.”
“We never choose which words to use, for as long as they mean what they mean to mean, we donâ€™t care if they make sense or nonsense.”

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