Sympathy Quote by S. J. Perelman

“He bit his lip in a manner which immediately awakened my maternal sympathy, and I helped him bite it.”

S. J. Perelman

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Fate was dealing from the bottom of the deck.

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Tomatoes and squash never fail to reach maturity. You can spray them with acid, beat them with sticks and burn them; they love it.

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I tried to resist his overtures, but he plied me with symphonies, quartets, chamber music, and cantatas.

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