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Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have been won over. It only means that one has ceased to constitute a threat.
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp
Born: Dec 25, 1908
Died: Nov 21, 1999

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