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One of the disadvantages of almost universal education was the fact that all kinds of persons acquired a familiarity with one's favorite writers. It gave one a curious feeling it was like seeing a drunken stranger wrapped in one's dressing gown.Stella Gibbons
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Mary, you know I hate parties. My idea of hell is a very large party in a cold room where everybody has to play hockey properly.Stella Gibbons
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Haven't you enough money?' For she knew that this is what is the matter with nearly everybody over twenty-five.Stella Gibbons
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Ye know, doan't ye, what it feels like when ye burn yer hand in takin' a cake out of the oven or wi'a match when ye're lightin' one of they godless cigarettes? Ay. It stings wi' a fearful pain, doan't it? And ye run away to clap a bit o' butter on it to take the pain away. Ah, but' (an impressive pause) 'there'll be no butter in hell!Stella Gibbons
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He stood at the table facing Flora and blowing heavily on his tea and staring at her. Flora did not mind. It was quite interesting: like having tea with a rhinoceros.Stella Gibbons
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Surely she had endured enough for one evening without having to listen to intelligent conversation?Stella Gibbons