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“Human beings are struggling, and so they are egoists. But it's wrong to say that they are wholy cruel - it's a deformed view.” quote by Jean Rhys — Download Open image

“Human beings are struggling, and so they are egoists. But it's wrong to say that they are wholy cruel - it's a deformed view.”

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