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1 " Look, Miranda, he said, those twenty long years that lie between you and me. I've more knowledge of life than you, I've lived more and betrayed more and seen more betrayed. At your age one is bursting with ideals. You think that because I can sometimes see what's trivial and what's important in art that I ought to be more virtuous. But I don't want to be virtuous. My charm (if there is any) for you is simply frankness. And experience. Not goodness. I'm not a good man. Perhaps morally I'm younger even than you are. Can you understand that? "
― John Fowles , The Collector
2 " And here I thought I'd get by on my charm and good looks." " That'll get you a first date. It won't get you a second one with anyone who'd be suitable." When he laughed, she look up from her notes. Holy hell, the man had laugh lines to rival his little brother's. Then what he'd said hit her. " My God, did you just make a joke?" " It's been known to happen. "
3 " Just dinner?" If there was a God in heaven, no was the answer to that. " Whatever else is up to you and that little voice inside you telling you to jump my bones like a trampoline, darlin'." This time she did roll her eyes. " How charming." " Trust me, my charm isn't what the ladies love most about me. "
4 " She must have seen more of my charm than my strangeness tonight. "
― Stephanie Kuehn , Charm & Strange
