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Ambrose Bierce

"Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire."

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"Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire."

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"I want to drink from you're life force."

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"Success is like the most beautiful woman: pursued by many, loved by all, feared by few, courted by the patient and hardworking, and won over by good judgment."

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"Seduction is merely encouraging a man to do something he already wants to do."

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"I've missed you, Sebastian.""Have you, love?" He unfastened the buttons of her robe, the light eyes glittering with heat as her skin was revealed. "What part did you miss the most?""Your mind," she said, and smiled at his expression."I was hoping for a far more depraved answer than that.""Your mind is depraved," she told him solemnly.He gave a husky laugh. "True."

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Amber Hurdle

"Nanny Ogg looked under her bed in case there was a man there. Well, you never knew your luck."

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"What," asked Mr Croup, "do you want?""What," asked the Marquis de Carabas, a little more rhetorically, "does anyone want?""Dead things," suggested Mr Vandemar. "Extra teeth."

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Amber Hurdle

"Greed is a little bit more than enough."

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"What men classify as living is often but the discontentment of making oneself itch just to enjoy the scratch."

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"It seems like a lot of people seek their peace in things. And most of us are not even satisfied with the things we have... we always want more."

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"And the women who had thought they wanted dresses never realized that what they had wanted was happiness."

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