I need not hate any man; he cannot hurt me. I need not flatter any man…

Virginia Woolf
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I need not hate any man; he cannot hurt me. I need not flatter any man; he has nothing to give me. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2007). Selected Works of Virginia Woolf, p.587, Wordsworth Editions
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I need not hate any man; he cannot hurt me. I need not flatter any man; he has nothing to give me. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2007). Selected Works of Virginia Woolf, p.587, Wordsworth Editions

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