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Sir William Golding, whose very first novel was Lord Of The Flies, has some advice for Tucker (Original Post) kpete Mar 2021 OP
Love it! Frustratedlady Mar 2021 #1
Great quote--thanks. panader0 Mar 2021 #2
William Golding's actual quote is only the first two sentences. The rest is attributed to Erick S. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #3
I like it. BComplex Mar 2021 #6
He Seems An Interesting Fellow, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2021 #7
I like it mountain grammy Mar 2021 #12
precious markie Mar 2021 #4
If you give her an education......... enough Mar 2021 #5
She'll vote Democrat! KS Toronado Mar 2021 #11
Estelle - Conqueror keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #8
Great song. Thanks. judesedit Mar 2021 #14
K & R! nt Javaman Mar 2021 #9
If you give her reason, mezame Mar 2021 #10
The "superiority" consists of staying treestar Mar 2021 #13

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,327 posts)
3. William Golding's actual quote is only the first two sentences. The rest is attributed to Erick S.
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 10:12 AM
Mar 2021

Gray.

It's also weirdly essentialist, but some people like it.

The Magistrate

(95,244 posts)
7. He Seems An Interesting Fellow, Ma'am
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 11:10 AM
Mar 2021

I had never heard of him, but that would apply to most recent writers.

Thank you for the proper attribution of the body of the quote. The two initial sentences are little more than an Ashley Montague echo: Mr. Grey's contribution is of a much higher order.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
13. The "superiority" consists of staying
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 05:09 PM
Mar 2021

in our place, notice. There were some men smart enough to try to flatter women into restrictive roles.

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