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Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters Quotes: There is nothing like wounded affection for giving poignancy to anger.
         

There is nothing like wounded affection for giving poignancy to anger.


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This page presents the quote "There is nothing like wounded affection for giving poignancy to anger.". Author of this quote is Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters. This quote is about love, betrayal, parent-and-child, anger, affection, father-and-son,.