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A thread of Mae West (1893-1980) quotes to brighten your day.

“When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.”
“When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.”
“A hard man is good to find.”
“A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.”
“There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.”
“It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.”
“Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from.”
“Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.”
“I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.”
“Give a man a free hand and he'll run it all over you.”
“I've been in more laps than a napkin.”
“Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.”
“I never loved another person the way I loved myself.”
“Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.”
“Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.”
“Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.”
“Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.”
“I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.”
“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.”
“To err is human - but it feels divine.”
“Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.”
“All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.”
‘Goodness! What beautiful diamonds!’

MW: ‘Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie.”
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