He feared me as many men fear women: because their mistresses (or thei…

Julian Barnes
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He feared me as many men fear women: because their mistresses (or their wives) understand them. They are scarcely adult, some men: they wish women to understand them, and to that end they tell them all their secrets; and then, when they are properly understood, they hate their women for understanding them. ✨ Julian Barnes (1984). Flaubert's parrot, Vintage
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