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“And I suppose it's a woman's place to simper on the sidelines and cheer as idiots rack up the casualties?" "We all find ourselves cheering for idiots from time to time, that's a fact of life. There really is no point heaping scorn on my subordinates. If a person is worthy of contempt, they'll bury…” quote by Joe Abercrombie — Download Open image

““And I suppose it's a woman's place to simper on the sidelines and cheer as idiots rack up the casualties?" "We all find ourselves cheering for idiots from time to time, that's a fact of life. There really is no point heaping scorn on my subordinates. If a person is worthy of contempt, they'll bury themselves soon enough without help.””

Joe Abercrombie

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