Quotation
A man may love and then cool, but it is not that way with me.
-But you cannot be equal to a man.
If I cannot have equality, then I want nothing of love. I will not be so confined
that I cannot breathe.
-But a rebellious spirit invites only retribution.
Then I will be silent in my rebellion, so that no one will know what my true feelings are.
- God will know.
But I will not be married to God.
- But you are His possession and answerable to Him.
He will know of my struggle and be merciful. And if He does not exist, then I will be eternally free.
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Perhaps next time, Emily, when you wish to say goodbye to a guest, you might consider using semaphore.
-There aren't enough flags to say what I wish to say.
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You mistake confidence for narcissism, and womanly reticence for dullness.
-Whatever else can be said of Mrs Todd, no one could ever accuse her of reticence.
Or does one only require reticence in a wife?