Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration. ✨ The BBC Ta…

E. M. Forster
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Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration. ✨ The BBC Talks of E.M. Forster, 1929-1960: A Selected Edition. Book by Edward Morgan Forster, p. 448, 2008.
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