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Man is quite insane. He wouldn?t know how to create a maggot, and he creates Gods by the dozen. — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
Just like unrestrained economic liberalism, and for similar reasons, sexual liberalism produces phenomena of absolute pauperization. Some men make love every day;… — Michel Houellebecq Copy Share Image
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A man is like a phonograph with half-a-dozen records. You soon get tired of them all; and yet you have to sit… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
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They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
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I've published several virtually invisible novels and several dozen even more invisible short stories over the years, all of which give me… — Scott Bradfield Copy Share Image
I specialize in science and history, with a special emphasis on including do-it-yourself projects in the mix. My dozen or so books… — William Gurstelle Copy Share Image
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