Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed. (Iris Murdoch)

Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.

Iris Murdoch

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