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We manufacture anger to give ourselves the illusion of power when we feel weak and helpless.

Sophie Hannah

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Sophie Hannah
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: June 28
Poet
Writer
Manchester
England
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Feel
Feels
Manufacture
Giving
Helpless
Anger
Illusion
Weak
Power

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