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Quote by Lafcadio Hearn
French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the wor

French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow. – Lafcadio Hearn

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The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student, if only for the reason that Finnish poetry comes more closely in many respects to Japanese poetry than any other form of Western poetry. – Lafcadio Hearn

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Poetry
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But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose. – Lafcadio Hearn

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Beauty
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Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles. – Lafcadio Hearn

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Religion
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There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for granted relationship. – Iris Murdoch

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I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, Ill arrange a marriage for you at 18, but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president. – Indra Nooyi

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Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage. – Hedy Lamarr

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Im not eager to jump into marriage again. Im in the corner right now, wearing my dunce cap. That area is obviously a nightmare. – Lisa Marie Presley

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Marriage

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