When I find a woman attractive, I have nothing at all to say. I simply…

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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When I find a woman attractive, I have nothing at all to say. I simply watch her smile. Intellectuals take apart her face in order to explain it bit by bit, but they no longer see the smile. ✨ 1942 Pilote de guerre.
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