On the subject of the feminist business, I just never think. . . of qualities which are specifically … - Flannery O'Connor

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We know when we have had enough of a friend, and we know when a friend has had enough of us. The first truth is no more palatable than the second.

Flannery O'Connor

On the subject of the feminist business, I just never think. . . of qualities which are specifically feminine or masculine. I suppose I divide people into two classes: the Irksome and the Non-Irksome without regard to sex. Yes and there are the Medium Irksome and the Rare Irksome.

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