"Cleverness is a quality a man likes to……" — Margaret Atwood
"Cleverness is a quality a man likes to have in his wife as long as she is some distance away from him. Up close, he'll take kindness any day of the week, if there's nothing more alluring to be had."
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Margaret Atwood
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