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A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in d

A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands in such a way. From straws like these, drawn from completely different sources, the fabric of a character may be built. – Eleanor Robson Belmont

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We become actors without realizing it, and actors without wanting to. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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