Her [Sophie Weil's] fault was only an unusual degree of men… - Mary McCarthy

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Her [Sophie Weil's] fault was only an unusual degree of mental activity. The curse of intelligence. Stupid people were unconscious of their slow-moving thought processes.

Mary McCarthy

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Mary Therese McCarthy (21 June 1912 – 25 October 1989) was an American author and critic.

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