If I were a girl, I'd despair. The supply of good women far exceeds th…

Robert Graves
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If I were a girl, I'd despair. The supply of good women far exceeds that of the men who deserve them. ✨ Robert Graves, Frank L. Kersnowski (1989). Conversations with Robert Graves, p.112, Univ. Press of Mississippi
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