Defeat Quote by Alison Lurie

“Other wars end eventually in victory, defeat or exhaustion, but the war between men and women goes on forever.” quote by Alison Lurie — Download Open image

“Other wars end eventually in victory, defeat or exhaustion, but the war between men and women goes on forever.”

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