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‘But there was a reason your husband sliced out your tongue, was there not? He was afraid, one way or another, of the voice that beats in your lungs, your hurricane scream. You frightened him. How men fear things that can’t be quieted.’ p103

‘It is always interesting to see how often women are described as ravenous when it is the men who, without exception, take without thought of compensation.’ p57