“Men are natural warriors, but a woman in battle is truly bloodthirsty”
Cate Tiernan (1961) American novelist
Source: Book of Shadows
“A truly happy woman drives some men and almost every other woman absolutely crazy”
— John Irving, book A Prayer for Owen Meany
Source: A Prayer for Owen Meany
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