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“Few things are more agreeable than the spectacle of a man who loses his temper; we should be grateful to such people for providing us with moments of often unsullied delight.”

Book:Good Behavior: Being a Study of Certain Types of Civility

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“[Hook] had one last triumph, which I think we need not grudge him. As he stood on the bulwark looking over his shoulder at Peter gliding through the air, he invited him with a gesture to use his foot. It made Peter kick instead of stab. At last Hook had got the boon for which he craved. "Bad form," he cried jeeringly, and went content to the crocodile.”

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Book:Peter Pan

Source: Peter Pan

“The older a person grows, Harriet, the more important it is that their manners should not be bad - the more glaring and disgusting any loudness, or coarseness, or awkwardness becomes. What is passable in youth, is detestable in later age”

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Book:Emma

Source: Emma

“This was probably my cue to storm out of the room. I stubbornly stayed where I was, for no one had offered me tea.”

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Book:Ghost Talker

Source: Ghost Talker

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