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Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the cynic his grouch and the sinner his justification. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#grouch #hangs #his #jest #justification

In love, somehow, a man's heart is always either exceeding the speed limit, or getting parked in the wrong place. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#either #exceeding #getting #heart #limit

A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#beauty #boy #forever #gets #idea

A man's desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern may not be lost to the world. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#duplicate #himself #lost #man #may

Between lovers a little confession is a dangerous thing. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#confession #dangerous #dangerous thing #little #lovers

It is easier to keep half a dozen lovers guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped guessing. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#dozen #easier #guessing #half #keep

I'm a writer, and I will write what I want to write. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#want #will #write #writer

The hardest task in a girl's life is to prove to a man that his intentions are serious. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#hardest #his #intentions #life #man

What a man calls his "conscience" is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#after #calls #conscience #follows #his

When a man makes a woman his wife, it's the highest compliment he can pay her, and it's usually the last. ↗

— Helen Rowland

#her #highest #his #last #makes