William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English writer
" On the Pleasure of Hating http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/Hazlitt/Hating.htm" (c. 1826) <br class="br">The Plain Speaker (1826)
“Only you can do something about it.
There's no-one there, my friend, any better.”
Song lyrics, 50 Words for Snow (2011)
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