he knows too much about himself to subject her to a morning after, whe…

J. M. Coetzee
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he knows too much about himself to subject her to a morning after, when he will be cold, surly, impatient to be alone. ✨ J. M. Coetzee (1999). Disgrâce, Random House (UK)
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he knows too much about himself to subject her to a morning after, when he will be cold, surly, impatient to be alone. ✨ J. M. Coetzee (1999). Disgrâce, Random House (UK)

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