Fair are the daughters of men, and fairest are those who read. Is there any creature more desirable than a damsel in intellectual distress? (James K. Morrow)

Fair are the daughters of men, and fairest are those who read. Is there any creature more desirable than a damsel in intellectual distress?

James K. Morrow

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