“Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can kill you.”
Source: The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
“Sticks and stones will break your bones, but failure will get you killed.”
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Laurell K. Hamilton
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Narcissus in Chains
Source: Narcissus in Chains
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