Carl Sagan quote: But the male lexicographers had somehow neglected to coin a word for the dislike of men. They were almost entirely ...

But the male lexicographers had somehow neglected to coin a word for the dislike of men. They were almost entirely men themselves, she thought, and had been unable to imagine a market for such a word.

~ Carl Sagan ~

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