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Because love has been so perverted, it has in many cases come to involve a measure of hatred.

Germaine Greer

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Germaine Greer
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: January 29
Actor
Broadcaster
Critic
Essayist
Feminist
Journalist
Professor
Screenwriter
Writer
Melbourne
Australia
Rose Blight
Dr. G
Hatred
Cases
Come
Many
Love
Perverted
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Measure

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