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“Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony.”

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Oliver Herford was an English writer known for his humorous and satirical writing style. His works often explored human nature and social issues with a unique perspective and profound insight. more

“Fifty or sixty shooters had already arrived and managed to look studiously bored. I knew a few of them and nodded politely. No one asked me to sit next to them, nor would I have accepted if they had. It's better that way, in case you end up on opposite sides of a fight, and a whole lot safer. Friends can betray you. Strangers can't.”

Ifs Way Looks Ends Whole Fighting Next Sides Friendship Cases Opposites Stranger Betrayal Accepted Bored Fifty Betray Sixty Shooter

Book:Bodyguard

Source: Bodyguard

“Evil working in subtler fashion; marriages that proved to be no more then legalized slavery, and the careful manipulation of a bright and sensitive mind until its owner truly believed with all her heart in her own worthlessness. Betrayal, not once, but many times over.”

Mind Heart Evil Fashion Slavery Careful Betrayal Sensitive Owners Manipulation Worthlessness

Book:By the Sword

Source: By the Sword

“No failure in America, whether of love or money, is ever simple; it is always a kind of betrayal, of a mass of shadowy, shared hopes.”

Kind America Simple Failure Mass Betrayal No Failure

Book:Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition

Source: Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition

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