“A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electr…” — George Jean Nathan · The Inspired Sage

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A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.

George Jean Nathan

— George Jean Nathan

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