"It's a peculiarity of the Norwegian culture and……" — Philip Jose Farmer

It's a peculiarity of the Norwegian culture and of the English and… - Philip Jose Farmer
"It's a peculiarity of the Norwegian culture and of the English and American, too, that men are not supposed to cry. Stiff upper lip and all that. But the Vikings cried like women in public or privately. They soaked their beards with tears and were not one bit ashamed about it. Yet, they were as quick to draw their swords as they were to shed tears. So, what's all this crap about men having to hold in their sorrow and grief and disappointment?"

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