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Patrick White Quotes: Because he had nothing to hide, he did perhaps appear to have forfeited a little of his strength. But that is the irony of honesty.
         

Because he had nothing to hide, he did perhaps appear to have forfeited a little of his strength. But that is the irony of honesty.


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