There is no forgiveness. For women. A man may lose his honor and regai…

Cormac McCarthy
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There is no forgiveness. For women. A man may lose his honor and regain it again. But a woman cannot. She cannot. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2012). All the Pretty Horses, p.141, Pan Macmillan
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