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"But men still shoot each other, don't they?" I asked hopefully.
"They shot me," he answered, with what I took to be a smile.
"Yes, but that was in a war. Do they still shoot each other over ladies?" I imagined a carpet of prostrate women, over whom shots rang out.
— L. P. Hartley
What It Means
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"They shot me," he answered, with what I took to be a smile.
"Yes, but that was in a war. Do they still shoot each other over ladies?" I imagined a carpet of prostrate women, over whom shots rang out." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About L. P. Hartley
Leslie Poles Hartley (30 December 1895 – 13 December 1972) was a British writer.
About L. P. Hartley
Leslie Poles Hartley (30 December 1895 – 13 December 1972) was a British writer.
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