Self-pity? I see no moral objections to it, the smell drives people away, but that's a practical objection, and occasionally an advantage. (E. M. Forster)

Self-pity? I see no moral objections to it, the smell drives people away, but that's a practical objection, and occasionally an advantage.

E. M. Forster

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