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“Women have always been far less violent than men, the author conceded. The facts speak for themselves.
But why, then, he asked, are women so much more ferocious in their violence?
It has always seemed to me that the answer lies in the question.”
― Give Me Your Hand
But why, then, he asked, are women so much more ferocious in their violence?
It has always seemed to me that the answer lies in the question.”
― Give Me Your Hand
“Our hearts are only two pounds, not much room for love.”
― COWS
― COWS
“The pit of melancholy was a bottomless one, and he was descending fast, falling further away from the good times. Such times often seemed tantalisingly within reach; he could see them, going on all around him. His mind was like a cruel prison, giving his captive soul a sight of freedom, but no more.”
― Trainspotting
― Trainspotting
“Pride and overexuberance led to last-minute mistakes, it was always happening in fairy-tales, the heroes wrecked the happiness they thought was securely in their grasp!”
― The Story of Mr Sommer
― The Story of Mr Sommer
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