I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I…

Cormac McCarthy
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I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2010). All the Pretty Horses, p.197, Pan Macmillan
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I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2010). All the Pretty Horses, p.197, Pan Macmillan

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