Why do you work so hard to make yourself disliked? I should think you'…

Steven Brust
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Why do you work so hard to make yourself disliked? I should think you'd find it happens enough on its own without putting yourself to any extra trouble. ✨ Steven Brust (2011). Tiassa, p.57, Macmillan
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Why do you work so hard to make yourself disliked? I should think you'd find it happens enough on its own without putting yourself to any extra trouble. ✨ Steven Brust (2011). Tiassa, p.57, Macmillan

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