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  1. The proprietor had hair so red that pigmentation had flowed out into every visible inch of his skin and even into the pinks of his eyes, as…
  2. All liaisons between homosexuals are conducted as though they were between a chorus girl and a bishop. In some cases both parties think the…
  3. The distinction between indoors and outdoors, which in England is usually so marked, was temporarily suspended in a hot gauzy haze.
  4. I was amazed to receive later a substantial sum for sitting in my room and talking about myself. If only I could get some of the back pay!
  5. As someone remarked, when told the new atomic bombs would explode without a bang, 'they can't leave anything alone.'
  6. There was no need to do any housework at all. After four years the dirt doesn't get any worse.
  7. I acquiesced in this on the grounds that the most anyone can expect from a holiday is a change of agony.
  8. The measure of woman's distaste for any part of her life lies not in the loudness of her lamentations (these are only an attempt to buy a m…

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