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Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself - a wise move at any age, but most especially at seventeen, when you are in the greatest danger of coming to annoying conclusions.

— Fran Lebowitz Social Studies (1981)

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Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women it is simply a good excuse not to play football.

Women who insist on having the same options as men would do well to consider the option of being the strong, silent type.

Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.

If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies.

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