The allurement that [women] hold out to men is precisely the allurement that Cape Hatteras holds out to sailors: they are enormously dangerous and hence enormously fascinating.
"The Incomparable Buzzsaw", The Smart Set, May 1919
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The allurement that [women] hold out to men is precisely the allurement that Cape Hatteras holds out to sailors: they are enormously dangerous and hence enormously fascinating.
"The Incomparable Buzzsaw", The Smart Set, May 1919
