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Mary McCarthy: If someone tells...

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If someone tells you he is going to make a realistic decision, you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

Source: On The Contrary, 1961.
-- Mary McCarthy, (Jun 21 1912-1989), US novelist, critic; She was noted for witty acerbic novels and writings about art and politics; wrote The Company She Keeps, 1942 and How I Grew, 1987.


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