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If you behave like a doormat, expect to be stepped on and don't complain about it.

Suzette Haden Elgin

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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
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Suzette Haden Elgin

Suzette Haden Elgin

Born: November 18, 1936
Died: January 27, 2015 (aged 78)
Bio: Suzette Haden Elgin was an American science fiction author. She founded the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and is considered an important figure in the field of science fiction constructed languages.
Known for:
  1. Native Tongue (1984)
  2. The Judas rose (1987)
  3. How to disagree without being disagreeable (1997)
  4. You can't say that to me! (1995)

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