"His own? Was he, as some said tauntinly, or even seriously, in a real or feigned, deep or blind way , 'afraid of women'? Or was he a sort of sexual pirate who knew he could not settle for one and so had many? He could not say, being honest, which few are, about motives. Some, eluded him. But surely he was not afraid of women. And, as surely, he did everything he could to avoid hurting any one of them while he added all value he was able to those he came to know intimately."

Los Angeles: A.D. 2017, Philip Wylie

"Her smile was near to blinding, to breathtaking, as few actual smiles are, yet so many are said to be."

Los Angeles: A.D. 2017, Philip Wylie

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