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They used to photograph Shirley

They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.
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My heart is pure as

My heart is pure as the driven slush.
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I'd rather be strongly wrong

I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.
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Let's not quibble! I'm the

Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.
👁️ 125

No man worth his salt,

No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the identification of Tallulah's husband. It's tough enough to be bogged down in a legend. It would be even tougher to marry one.
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It's one of the tragic

It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work -- the night watchman.
👁️ 57

I've been called many things,

I've been called many things, but never an intellectual.
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I have three phobias which,

I have three phobias which, could I mute them, would make my life as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch water: I hate to go to bed, I hate to get up, and I hate to be alone.
👁️ 117

I've tried several varieties of

I've tried several varieties of sex. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic and the others give me a stiff neck or lockjaw.
👁️ 173

If I had my life

If I had my life to live again. I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.
👁️ 122

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