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James Stephens Quotes: Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen.
         

Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen.


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We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.

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I hear a sudden cry of pain! There is a rabbit in a snare.

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A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.

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Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.



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Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.



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