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“If there's anythin' on earth that can be more tryin' than any kind of relative, I don't know what it is, but relatives by marriage comes first - easy.”

Quote by Myrtle Reed

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Myrtle Reed was an American author born on September 27, 1874, and passed away on August 17, 1911. She is known for her unique writing style and her vivid portrayals of Southern life in the United States. more

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“Love and hate always remember; it is only indifference that forgets.”

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Book:The Myrtle Reed Year Book: Epigrams and Opinions from the Writings and Sayings of Myrtle Reed

Source: The Myrtle Reed Year Book: Epigrams and Opinions from the Writings and Sayings of Myrtle Reed

“One of the most interesting things in the world to me is the vast difference between what people say they are going to do, and what they actually do.”

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“When a little pleasure has flashed for a moment against the dark, I have made that jewel mine. I have hundreds of them ... I call it my Necklace of Perfect Joy. When the world goes wrong, I have only to close my eyes and remember all the links in my chain, set with gems, some large and some small, but all beautiful with the beauty which never fades. It is all I can take with me when I go. My material possessions must stay behind, but my Necklace of Perfect Joy will bring me happiness to the end, when I put it on, to be nevermore unclasped.”

“A letter has distinct advantages. You can say all you want to say before the other person has a chance to put in a word.”

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“Fortunately age does not affect literature. After a man is dead, he may continue in the business and often rank higher than his living competitors.”

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Book:The Book of Clever Beasts: Studies in Unnatural History

Source: The Book of Clever Beasts: Studies in Unnatural History

“In every life there is a perfect moment, like a flash of sun. We can shape our days by that, if we will - before by faith, and afterward by memory.”

Ifs Moments Memories Perfect Sun Shapes Flash Live In The Moment Perfect Moments

Book:Lavender and Old Lace

Source: Lavender and Old Lace

“Did you ever read a love-letter that wasn't an evidence of idiocy - except your own?”

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“A real love letter is absolutely ridiculous to everyone except the writer and the recipient.”

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“It is possible for a spinster to be disappointed in lovers, but only the married are ever disappointed in love.”

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Source: The Spinster Book

“Every trick is an old one, but with a change of players, a change of dress, it comes out as new as before.”

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Source: The Essential Lady Gregory Collection