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Alternatives Quote by Will Self

“I think in retrospect that all those 'alternative'modes of living…” quote by Will Self — Download Open image

“I think in retrospect that all those 'alternative'modes of living were little more than exercises in arrested development.”

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I am very sad that some designers are still using real fur when the fake alternatives are so effective and so easily obtainable.

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[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative.

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