"The romantic myth is so strong that it survives the wear and tear of marriage by simply detaching from it and floating up on ahead, and women who are rather fond of the men they married, as well as ones who are not, go through life with a bag packed for the day when the shining knight on a white charger arrives, just in case he does."

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Source : Merle Shain (1973). “Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others”

Merle Shain

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“Tagore once said, art has to be beautiful. But before that, it has to be truthful.”
“When I was a kid at first I wanted to own a candy shop. I guess every kid wants to - we just want to have access - free access.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Fear comes in two packages fear of failure, and sometimes, fear of success.”
“I wrote my first real murder story as a journalist for the Daytona Beach News Journal in 1980. It was about a body found in the woods. Later, the murder was linked to a serial killer who was later caught and executed for his crimes.”
“I don't want children. Why should I let some strange little monster into my life to destroy what to me is a perfect set-up?”
“Your ethical muscle grows stronger every time you choose right over wrong.”
“You've got 3 minutes to tell the world something. Are you going to talk to them about being wasted in your front yard because you couldn't park your car, or are you going to talk to someone about something that could actually help them?”
“God, thank you for waking me up this morning. I want to embrace every day, however limited my day may be, as a gift from God. I want to live this day to its fullest. I know there are things I can no longer do. I know I am facing daily limitations. But I want to focus on what I can do, not on what I cannot do. So help me God. I know this day will never be repeated. I know I cannot live it over again. Help me to live it to its fullest.”

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