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From Quotes by Mary McCarthy
- Anti-Semitism is a horrible disease from which nobody is immune, and it has a kind of evil fascination that makes an enlightened person draw near…
- The strongest argument for the unmaterialistic character of American life is . . . that we tolerate conditions that are, from a materialistic point of…
- We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story.
- Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward,…
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