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I am occasionally desired by congenital imbeciles and the editors of magazines to say something about the writing of detective fiction __rom the woman__ point of view._ To such demands, one can only say __o away and don__ be silly. You might as well ask what is the female angle on an equilateral triangle.
Dorothy L. Sayers Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society
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I am occasionally desired by congenital imbeciles and the editors of magazines to say something about the writing of detective fiction __rom the woman__ point of view._ To such demands, one can only say __o away and don__ be silly. You might as well ask what is the female angle on an equilateral triangle.
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Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society

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