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“If a man can possess a woman sexually -really possess- he won't need to control her ideas, her opinions, her clothes, her friends, even her other lovers.”

Quote by Toni Bentley

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Toni Bentley, born in 1958, is a renowned author whose works span various genres, including novels, biographies, and children's literature. Bentley is known for her unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature. more

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“And so in that very shame I suddenly begin a hymn.”

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“It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.”

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Book:The Life and Letters of Robert E. Lee (Abridged)

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“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”

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Doe Ends Body Spirit Pure Unwind

Book:The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke

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“...discussing cultural relativism with cultural relativists is like playing tennis with some guy who says, "Your ace is just a social construct.”

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“we're all bozos on the bus, so might as well sit back and enjoy the ride.”

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“Latent in every man is a venom of amazing bitterness, a black resentment; something that curses and loathes life, a feeling of being trapped, of having trusted and been fooled, of being helpless prey to impotent rage, blind surrender, the victim of a savage, ruthless power that gives and takes away, enlists a man, drops him, promises and betrays, and -crowning injury- inflicts on him the humiliation of feeling sorry for himself.”

“To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy. It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.”

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Book:The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde

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