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Ian McEwan, Nutshell Quotes: Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves, Confucius said. Revenge unstitches civilisation.
         

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves, Confucius said. Revenge unstitches civilisation.


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Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves, Confucius said. Revenge unstitches civilisation.
         



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