Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that's what makes it so boring.

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Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment...

Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment...

To take my work seriously would be the height of folly.

To take my work seriously would be the height of folly.

I just kind of conjured them up out of my subconscious and put them in...

I just kind of conjured them up out of my subconscious and put them in...

I realize that homosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is - but then,...

I realize that homosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is - but then,...

There is nothing wrong with a woman welcoming all men's advances as long as they...

There is nothing wrong with a woman welcoming all men's advances as long as they...

A woman is like a horse: He who can drive her is her master.

A woman is like a horse: He who can drive her is her master.

A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.

A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.

A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.

A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

When women have a voice in national and international affairs, wars will cease forever.

When women have a voice in national and international affairs, wars will cease forever.

Most of a modest woman's life was spent, after all, in denying what, in one...

Most of a modest woman's life was spent, after all, in denying what, in one...

War begins like a pretty girl with whom every man wants to flirt and ends...

War begins like a pretty girl with whom every man wants to flirt and ends...

Poetry, the genre of purest beauty, was born of a truncated woman: her head severed...

Poetry, the genre of purest beauty, was born of a truncated woman: her head severed...

God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity....

God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity....

Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a...

Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a...

Men kick friendship around like a football but it doesn't seem to break. Women treat...

Men kick friendship around like a football but it doesn't seem to break. Women treat...

May God be praised for woman That gives up all her mind, A man may...

May God be praised for woman That gives up all her mind, A man may...

Women... can't live with 'em... can't shoot 'em.

Women... can't live with 'em... can't shoot 'em.

There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her,...

There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her,...

Many women remain unmarried only because they were too smart to ever marry a man...

Many women remain unmarried only because they were too smart to ever marry a man...