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If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.

— Rita Mae Brown Sudden Death (1983)

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I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

Variants

"If the World Made Sense, Men Would Ride Sidesaddle" was the title of a 1993 one-man comedy by Ed Navis, performed at Wings Theatre, New York.

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