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"I should never call myself a feminist since feminists are women who are unhappy because they cannot find husbands.So I decided to call myself a Happy Feminist."
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"It was killing him, seeing her this way. She was not meant to be uncertain, timid or fearful; the woman he knew exuded confidence so fiercely it might as well be a damn spiritual aura. He needed to fix this. "It's time to adjust your perspective. You want to show the politicians on Earth they don't rule the galaxy? Well, let's show them."
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