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Of course men play roles, but women play roles too, blanker ones. They have, in the play of life, fewer good lines.

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Iris Murdoch
Age: 79 †
Born: 1919
Born: July 15
Died: 1999
Died: February 8
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to be understood is not a human right. Even to understand oneself is not a human right.
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