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Elinor Glyn (née Sutherland; 17 October 1864 – 23 September 1943) was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction that was considered scandalous for its time. She popularized the concept of It. Although her works are relatively tame by modern standards, she had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and perhaps on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and Clara Bow in particular.

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No one can control his emotion of love for a woman. . . the sentiment he feels, I mean, but the strong man controls the demonstration.

Demonstration, Man, Mean, Men, Sentiment, Strong

I don't know how it is the most unattractive creatures of every nation seem to be the ones who travel.

Creatures, Know, Ones, Travel, Unattractive

American husbands are the best in the world; no other husbands are so generous to their wives, or can be so easily divorced.

American, Divorce, Divorced, Generous, Husband, Wife

I have wondered sometimes if there are not perhaps some disadvantages in having really blue blood in one's veins, like grandmamma and me.

Blood, Blue, Disadvantages, Like, Veins

how much better to make no vow; then at least when the cord of attraction snaps, we can go free, still defying the lightning in our untarnished pride.

Free, Lightning, Pride, Vow

A madness of tender caressing seized her. She purred as a tiger might have done, while she undulated like a snake.

Done, Like, Might, Seized, Snakes, Tender

Everything that I write will be signed with my name.

Everything, Name, Names, Signed, Write, Writing

Staying far never breaks relation, staying near never builds relation. Its a link between hearts, which never allows us to forget each other. Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.

Builds, Dust, Heart, Relation, Romance, Turns

It's that quality possessed by some which draws al others with magnetic force. With 'IT' you win all men if you are a woman–and all women if you are a man. 'IT' can be a quality of the mind as well as a physical attraction.

Force, Magnetic, Men, Mind, Possessed, Winning

Would you please publish the enclosed manuscript or return it without delay, as I have other irons in the fire.

Delay, Fire, Iron, Please, Publish

The duration of love in a being always depends upon the loved one. I create an emotion in you, as you create one in me. You do not create it in yourself.

Duration, Emotion, Loved Ones, Depends, Create

Marriage is the aim and end of all sensible girls, because it is the meaning of life.

Ends, Girl, Life, Marriage, Meaning Of Life, Sensible

Everything is 'colossalized' - events, fortunes, accidents, climate, conversation, ambitions - everything is in the extreme. . . They can't even have a tram run off a line, which in England or France might kill one or two people, without its making a holocaust of half a street full. . . . The thing which surprises me is they should still employ animals of normal size; one would expect to see elephants and mammoths drawing the hansoms and carts!

Ambition, Animal, France, Line, Running, Surprises

Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.

Boyfriend, Dust, Haze, Life, Love, Romantic

American humor. . . is not subtle. It is something that makes you laugh the moment you hear it, you have not to think a scrap.

Hear, Humor, Laughing, Moment, Subtle, Thinking

All the legislation in the world will not abolish kissing.

Abolish, Kissing, Legislation, World

Detroit is really the most perfectly laid out city one could imagine, and such an enchanting park and lake, - infinitely better than any town I know in Europe. It ought to be a paradise in about fifty years when it has all matured.

City, Europe, Fifty, Lakes, Town, Years

do you not feel that sometimes in life one's friendships begin by antipathy - sometimes by indifference - and sometimes by that sudden magnetism of sympathy as if in some former life we had been very near and dear, and were only picking up the threads again, and to such two souls there is no feeling that they are strangers.

Friendship, Indifference, Soul, Sudden, Sympathy, Two