• The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.

  Pearl S. Buck
  American novelist 1892-1973
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. bitterest
2. discovers
3. strength
4. bravery
5. bravado
6. uniform

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The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool. by : Pearl S. Buck

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