“Only a woman can make you feel wrong for doing something right.”
Chris Rock (1965) American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director
“Doing the right thing for someone else occasionally means doing something that feels wrong to you.”
— Jodi Picoult, book Handle With Care
Source: Handle with Care
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