He wished his imagination would not take so impressionistic… - Joanna Russ

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He wished his imagination would not take so impressionistic a turn. It never fails.

Joanna Russ

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Joanna Russ (February 22, 1937 – April 29, 2011) was an American writer, academic and feminist. She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism and is best known for The Female Man, a novel combining utopian fiction and satire.

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Remember, I don’t threaten. I don’t play. I always carry firearms. The truly violent are never without them.

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He wished his imagination would not take so impressionistic a turn. It never fails. - Joanna Russ

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