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It was futile to attack with reason the stout wall of irrational feelings that, as is known, is the stuff of which the female mind is made.

Milan Kundera

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Milan Kundera
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: April 1
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Mind
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Feelings
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Irrational

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