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Hef's Little Black Book

"[A] breezy, charming chronicle." —Time Out New YorkThe legendary founder of Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner invites you into his world with Hef's Little Black Book, an illustrated treasury of advice and maxims. The

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“Life is short and love conquers all. Or at least that’s the way it should be.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Love Wins, Ideal Conceptions of Love

“Women want the same things men want. They want to be loved and taken care of—emotionally and in other ways. They want a relationship that permits them to grow.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: What Woman Want, Boys and Girls, We All Want The Same Thing

“If you put off making the commitment, you are more likely to stay committed longer.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Commitment, How To Keep Commitments, promises

“Working hard and playing hard has always been what my life has been about.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Work Hard And Play Hard, Work + Play

“The best poses are the ones that don’t look too stiff, but should be able to make you stiff.”

— Hugh M. Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Nude Photographs, Nude Modeling, How To Take A Good Nude Photo

“When you are very young, both society and family define you. There should be a time when you begin to define yourself for yourself.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Invent Yourself, Create Your Own Identity

“I did not want to simply become what someone else expected me to be. I wanted to march to a different drummer.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Your Calling, Think Different, Be Your Own Person

“The most logical motivation for getting married is because you want to have children.”

— Hugh M. Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Marriage, Why You Should Get Married, Should You Get Married?

“What we call maturity, in many cases, is just compromise.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: maturity, Compromise Is Okay

“The best relationships are those where both people are really trying to make it work.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating Advice, Healthy Relationships

“If you don’t see the humor in sex, you don’t see the humanity in it. They go hand in hand.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Sex, Sex Is Natural

“One could argue that there is no such thing as premature ejaculation. When you want to ejaculate, you ejaculate. It may be premature for her, but not for you.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Premature Ejaculation, Sex Fears for Men

“I’ve always thought about my life like a movie. You need the drama. If you think of your life that way, you get through the tough times.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Life Is A Movie

“The key to a party is the right kind of environment, good food and drink, plenty of toilet facilities, and first and foremost, the crowd.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Throwing A Good Party, parties

“Broken hearts are like broken legs. They needn’t be fatal. Only a foolish person doesn’t leave the heart open for the joy and pain of love again.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Broken Hearts, You Will Love Again

“The notion that men don’t or shouldn’t cry is naive. Men can and should.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Boys SHOULD Cry, Crying, Tears

“What you get with blondes is something more dangerous and forbidden. There is a fascinating, universal attraction to them, representing sexuality and danger.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Blondes, Blonde Woman

“The truth is, if you haven’t changed who you are by the time you are in your twenties, you aren’t going to be doing much changing thereafter.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: The Axiom Of Equality, Change, People Don't Change

“Don’t just think about what you’re feeling; think about what responses you’re getting and are likely to elicit from what you say and do. The key to it all is not simply following your heart, but paying attention and listening.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Get A Date, Picking Up Woman

“I have gone out of my way to minimize the downsides of jealousy through being open and honest in my relationships. Jealousies come out of the hypocrisy and lies of deception.”

— Hugh Hefner, amazon.com

Tagged: Jealousy, Open Relationships