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There has always been a special kind of fury and contempt reserved for women perceived to have supernatural powers.
“There is not love of life without despair about life.”
― Lyrical and Critical Essays
― Lyrical and Critical Essays
“I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.”
― L'Étranger
― L'Étranger
“And though you think the world is at your feet, it can rise up and tread on you.”
― Atonement
― Atonement
“I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn't.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
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