Guess I'm not very frightening.
Alain de Botton @alaindebotton
"People tend to promote those they are frightened of to escape their aggression.
February 23, 2012
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LOL I'm not either!!!
Posted by: Kay Dennison | February 23, 2012 at 04:44 PM