Carolina QuotesThe word phobic has its place when properly used, but lately it's been declawed by the pompous insistence that most animosity is based upon fear rather than loathing. No credit is given for distinguishing between these two very different emotions.
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- Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000)
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- 2000
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“The word phobic has its place when properly used, but lately…” David Sedaris. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-368022DF30. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/368022df30
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