I sat down on the edge of a deep soft chair and looked at Mrs Regan. She was worth a stare. She was trouble.
Interpretation
This quote encapsulates the allure and danger of attraction.
In this quote, the speaker reflects on the captivating presence of Mrs. Regan, suggesting that her beauty and charm come with a hint of danger. It highlights the complexity of human relationships where desire can intermingle with the potential for trouble, emphasizing that what draws us in may also lead to complications.
In practice
During a discussion about the complexities of attraction in a relationship seminar.
Undoubtedly the stories about them [hard-boiled detectives] had a fantastic element. Such things happened, but not so rapidly, nor to so close-knit a group of people, nor within so narrow a frame of logic. This was inevitable because the demand was for constant action; if you stopped to think you were lost. When in doubt, have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand.
There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge.
Organized crime is the dirty side of the sharp dollar.
When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand.
The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.
If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come.
You mustn't force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex.
Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.
We reaffirm that on days like this, there are no Republicans or Democrats. We are Americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens.
People would be amazed by the ordinary life William and I live. I do my own shopping. Sometimes, when I come away from the meat counter in my local supermarket, I worry someone will snap me with their phone. But I am determined to have a relatively normal life, and if I am lucky enough to have children, they can have one, too.
Matrimony is the union of meanness and martyrdom.
It is easier to tell a story of how people wound one another than of what binds them together.
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