The sincerest form of flattery
Valentine's Day inspires me to post these two excerpts from well-known works of popular culture. You'll soon see why I choose these two....
The first is from that most famous of romance novels, "Gone With The Wind."
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"Scarlett, you do like me, don't you?"
That was more like what she was expecting.
"Well, sometimes," she answered cautiously. "When you aren't acting like a varmint."
He laughed again and held the palm of her hand against his hard cheek.
"I think you like me because I am a varmint. You've known so few dyed-in-the-wool varmints in your sheltered life that my very difference holds a quaint charm for you."
This was not the turn she had anticipated and she tried again without success to pull her hand free.
"That's not true! I like nice men - men you can depend on to always be gentlemanly."
"You mean men you can always bully. It's merely a matter of definition. But no matter."
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And the second quote is from "The Empire Strikes Back," of course:
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Han: "Come on, admit it, sometimes you think I'm all right."
Leia: "Occasionally...maybe...when you aren't acting like a scoundrel."
Han: "Scoundrel? Scoundrel? I like the sound of that."
Leia: "Stop that."
Han: "Stop what?"
Leia: "Stop that! My hands are dirty."
Han: "My hands are dirty too, what are you afraid of?"
Leia: "Afraid?"
Han: "You're trembling."
Leia: "I'm not trembling."
Han: "You like me because I'm a scoundrel. There aren't enough scoundrels in your life."
Leia: "I happen to like nice men."
Han: "I'm nice men."
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Happy half-price-chocolate day, everyone! ;)
The first is from that most famous of romance novels, "Gone With The Wind."
---------------
"Scarlett, you do like me, don't you?"
That was more like what she was expecting.
"Well, sometimes," she answered cautiously. "When you aren't acting like a varmint."
He laughed again and held the palm of her hand against his hard cheek.
"I think you like me because I am a varmint. You've known so few dyed-in-the-wool varmints in your sheltered life that my very difference holds a quaint charm for you."
This was not the turn she had anticipated and she tried again without success to pull her hand free.
"That's not true! I like nice men - men you can depend on to always be gentlemanly."
"You mean men you can always bully. It's merely a matter of definition. But no matter."
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And the second quote is from "The Empire Strikes Back," of course:
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Han: "Come on, admit it, sometimes you think I'm all right."
Leia: "Occasionally...maybe...when you aren't acting like a scoundrel."
Han: "Scoundrel? Scoundrel? I like the sound of that."
Leia: "Stop that."
Han: "Stop what?"
Leia: "Stop that! My hands are dirty."
Han: "My hands are dirty too, what are you afraid of?"
Leia: "Afraid?"
Han: "You're trembling."
Leia: "I'm not trembling."
Han: "You like me because I'm a scoundrel. There aren't enough scoundrels in your life."
Leia: "I happen to like nice men."
Han: "I'm nice men."
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Happy half-price-chocolate day, everyone! ;)