“Being beautiful and correct people, but above all good and selfless, can often turn out to be a great flaw: be the most disgustingly exploited people.”

—  Prevale

Original: Essere belle e corrette persone, ma soprattutto buone ed altruiste, spesso potrebbe rivelarsi un grande difetto: essere le persone più disgustosamente sfruttate.
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