Confidences are always risky: a secret entrusted to a stranger make him less of one. You've given away something of yourself, given him the advantage. The Post Office Girl
"The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell." The Analects of Confucius
The cherry orchard is now mine!... I bought the estate on which my grandfather and father were slaves, where they were not even permitted in the kitchen. Seagull
Though seemingly remote from human sexuality, shorebird sexuality is instructive because it illustrates the main message of this book: a species’ sexuality is molded by other aspects of the species’ biology. It’s easier for us to acknowledge this conclusion about shorebirds, to which we don’t apply moral standards, than about ourselves. Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality
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