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Being a girl Quote by George Eliot

“You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's form of genius in you, and to suffer the slavery of being a girl.” quote by George Eliot — Download Open image

“You may try but you can never imagine what it is to have a man's form of genius in you, and to suffer the slavery of being a girl.”

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Lets face it this world is ruled by girls that why we must away pleases our girls

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