James Clavell

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Gods are like people. They believe anything if you tell them right way

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So easy now that Elder Sister has explained to her what all young girls in houses are taught—that with care and meticulous acting and tears of pretended pain and fear, and the final modest telltale stains cautiously placed, a girl can, if necessary, be virgin ten times for ten different men

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Patience is important for a man, vital for a leader

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The sun dances in her and she has an immense joy of life

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That's the first rule of survival in enemy waters: volunteer nothing