Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Oscar Wilde
Profession: Dramatist
Nationality: Irish

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She laughed again. Her teeth showed like white seeds in a scarlet fruit.
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There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.