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" Men are restless, adventurous. Women are conservative - despite what current ideology says. "
Doris Lessing
Adventurous
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" I was a nursemaid. And it was pretty boring. "
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" I hate Iran. I hate the Iranian government. It's a cruel and evil government. "
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