Some say that I was once uncommonly beautiful, but I wouldn't wish beauty on any woman who has not her own freedom, and who chooses not the hands that claim her.
Lawrence Hill (2008). “Someone Knows My Name: A Novel”, p.16, W. W. Norton & Company
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