Revenge is the concern of those who are at some point or other beaten.…

Anne Rice
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Revenge is the concern of those who are at some point or other beaten. I am not beaten, I told myself. No, not beaten. And victory is far more interesting to contemplate than revenge. ✨ Anne Rice (2013). The Complete Vampire Chronicles 12-Book Bundle, p.2294, Ballantine Books
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Revenge is the concern of those who are at some point or other beaten. I am not beaten, I told myself. No, not beaten. And victory is far more interesting to contemplate than revenge. ✨ Anne Rice (2013). The Complete Vampire Chronicles 12-Book Bundle, p.2294, Ballantine Books

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