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. Elinor Glyn More Quotes by Elinor Glyn More Quotes From Elinor Glyn Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. Elinor Glyn marriageloveromantic To have "It", the fortunate possessor must have that strange magnetism which attracts both sexes. He or she must be entirely unselfconscious and full of self-confidence, indifferent to the effect he or she is producing, and uninfluenced by others. There must be physical attraction, but beauty is unnecessary. Elinor Glyn self-confidencestrangesex 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. Elinor Glyn mindwinningmen 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. Elinor Glyn romancedustheart No one can control his emotion of love for a woman ... the sentiment he feels, I mean, but the strong man controls the demonstration. Elinor Glyn strongmenmean I have wondered sometimes if there are not perhaps some disadvantages in having really blue blood in one's veins, like grandmamma and me. Elinor Glyn veinsblueblood 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. Elinor Glyn soulfriendshiptwo Welcome to Hollywood, a land just off the coast of planet Earth. I am never quite certain if I am visiting the zoo, or if I'm one of the animals in a cage. Elinor Glyn landanimalzoos American husbands are the best in the world; no other husbands are so generous to their wives, or can be so easily divorced. Elinor Glyn divorcewifehusband To define a man: he must be a creature who makes me feel that I am a woman. Elinor Glyn creaturesfeelsmen All the legislation in the world will not abolish kissing. Elinor Glyn legislationkissingworld 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. Elinor Glyn vowlightningpride A madness of tender caressing seized her. She purred as a tiger might have done, while she undulated like a snake. Elinor Glyn snakesdonemight The early symptoms of the disease [California Curse], which break out almost on arrival in Hollywood, are a sense of exaggerated self-importance and self-centeredness which naturally alienates all old friends. Next comes a great desire for and belief in the importance of money above all else, a loss of the normal sense of humor and proportion and finally, in extreme cases, the abandonment of all previous standards of moral value. Elinor Glyn californiaselfloss Whatever will bring in the most money will happen. Elinor Glyn moneyhappens 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! Elinor Glyn ambitionrunninganimal Marriage is the aim and end of all sensible girls, because it is the meaning of life. Elinor Glyn meaning-of-lifegirlends No matter what he does, one always forgives him. It does not depend upon looks, either – although this actual person is abominably good-looking – it does not depend upon intelligence or character or – anything – as you say, it is just it. Elinor Glyn forgivingdoecharacter Passionate jealousy is not a good foster-parent for prudence. Elinor Glyn passionatejealousyparent Would you please publish the enclosed manuscript or return it without delay, as I have other irons in the fire. Elinor Glyn delayironfire
