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“I wonder if those experts who tell us that our sexual appetite is the strongest know what real thirst feels like; I can imagine the desire for water driving someone to commit a crime to which sexual desire could never drive them.”

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Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy

Dervla Murphy, born on November 28, 1931, is an Irish cyclist and travel writer, renowned for her adventurous bicycle journeys across Africa, Asia, and South America. more

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