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=== Tracy Samantha Lord ===
== Tracy Samantha Lord ==

{{quote|''[["The Reason You Suck" Speech|"You have a good mind, a pretty face, a disciplined body that does what you tell it to. You have everything it takes to make a lovely woman except the one essential: an understanding heart.]] [[Ice Queen|And without that you might just as well be made of bronze."]]''}}
{{quote|''[["The Reason You Suck" Speech|"You have a good mind, a pretty face, a disciplined body that does what you tell it to. You have everything it takes to make a lovely woman except the one essential: an understanding heart.]] [[Ice Queen|And without that you might just as well be made of bronze."]]''}}


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* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsundere]]


=== C. K. Dexter Haven ===
== C. K. Dexter Haven ==

{{quote|''"I thought all writers drank to excess and beat their wives. You know at one time I think I secretly wanted to be a writer."''}}
{{quote|''"I thought all writers drank to excess and beat their wives. You know at one time I think I secretly wanted to be a writer."''}}


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* [[The Teetotaler]] (of the recovering [[The Alcoholic|alcoholic]] variety)
* [[The Teetotaler]] (of the recovering [[The Alcoholic|alcoholic]] variety)


=== Macaulay ("Mike") Connor ===
== Macaulay ("Mike") Connor ==

{{quote|'''Tracy:''' ''"Snob."''
{{quote|'''Tracy:''' ''"Snob."''
'''Mike:''' ''"Say, what do you mean, 'snob'?"''
'''Mike:''' ''"Say, what do you mean, 'snob'?"''
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* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]


=== Elizabeth ("Liz") Imbrie ===
== Elizabeth ("Liz") Imbrie ==

{{quote|''"I can't afford to hate anyone; I'm only a photographer."''}}
{{quote|''"I can't afford to hate anyone; I'm only a photographer."''}}


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* [[Girl Friday]]
* [[Girl Friday]]


=== George Kittredge ===
== George Kittredge ==

{{quote|''"George. Splendid chap, George. Very high morals. Very broad shoulders."''}}
{{quote|''"George. Splendid chap, George. Very high morals. Very broad shoulders."''}}


* [[Disposable Fiance]]
* [[Disposable Fiancé]]
* [[Freudian Trio]]: George is the [[The Spock|superego]].
* [[Freudian Trio]]: George is the [[The Spock|superego]].
* [[Self-Made Man]]
* [[Self-Made Man]]


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Tracy Samantha Lord

"You have a good mind, a pretty face, a disciplined body that does what you tell it to. You have everything it takes to make a lovely woman except the one essential: an understanding heart. And without that you might just as well be made of bronze."

C. K. Dexter Haven

"I thought all writers drank to excess and beat their wives. You know at one time I think I secretly wanted to be a writer."

Macaulay ("Mike") Connor

Tracy: "Snob."
Mike: "Say, what do you mean, 'snob'?"
Tracy: "You're the worst kind there is, an intellectual snob. You made up your mind awfully young, it seems to me."
Mike: "Well thirty's about time to make up your mind. And I'm nothing of hte sort, not Mr. Connor."

Elizabeth ("Liz") Imbrie

"I can't afford to hate anyone; I'm only a photographer."

George Kittredge

"George. Splendid chap, George. Very high morals. Very broad shoulders."

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