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Old 06-24-2010, 09:57 AM   #147
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Originally Posted by wayspooled View Post
Quotes from Dorothy Dunnett's The Lymond Chronicles

From Queens’ Play, this captures the intended idea perfectly:

“Quarrelling with the Prince of Barrow was like fighting a curtain.”
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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc View Post
Wonderful mental image from this one!
Very Zen-like (substitute water for curtain).
That was good.
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