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Lots of men hate women now-a-days. ... It was a man-made world, and now we're asking to go shares in the making.
Phyllis Bottome
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Phyllis Bottome
Age: 81 †
Born: 1882
Born: May 31
Died: 1963
Died: August 22
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Phyllis Forbes Dennis
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Nobody can afford to appear more pleasant than they really are!
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When you know a person particularly well, you cannot escape their ruffled feelings.
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All persecution is a sign of fear for if we did not fear the power of an opinion different from our own, we should not mind others holding it.
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A man whose every exertion is bent upon showing up the flaws in his wife's character must be at least partially responsible for some of them.
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