The devil is a very big angel, but a very little man.
("Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West")
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And girls need cold anger. They need the cold simmer, the ceaseless grudge, the talent to avoid forgiveness, the side stepping of compromise. They need to know when they say something that they will never back down,ever, ever.
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