H. G. Wells quote: If my phrases shock the reader, that only shows it is high time he or she was shocked.

If my phrases shock the reader, that only shows it is high time he or she was shocked.

~ H. G. Wells ~

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If my phrases shock the reader, that only shows it is high time he or she was shocked.

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