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When people tell you a coat or dress is cut on classic lines it means it's something that isn't smart now and won't be smart ten years hence.

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People said they wanted the truth, but what they really wanted was the segment of truth that would frank them. The whole truth was too terrible for most people to contemplate.

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I feel about nature like people who don't like dogs feel about dogs — very nice for other people if they're kept in the right place.

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At our age there's nothing better than conversation with someone who remembers the world you knew when you were a child — and the people in it. It's as good as taking your hair down.

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People... believe what they wish to believe, and see what they are expecting to see.

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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
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Anthony Gilbert

Anthony Gilbert

Born: February 15, 1899
Died: December 9, 1973 (aged 74)
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