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I Was Unfair To Him, Of Course, But Where Would I Have Been Without Unfairness? In Thrall, In Harness.
“I was unfair to him, of course, but where would I have been without unfairness? In thrall, in harness. Young women need unfairness, it’s one of their few defenses.”
— Margaret Atwood, from ‘Cat’s Eye’, first published in 1988.
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