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I have had many more close women friends than men, and i've always assumed that comes from the fact that in my family there was such a disproportionate female element.
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I Have Had Many More Close Women

Salman Rushdie
I have had many more close women friends than men, and i've always assumed that comes from the fact that in my family there was such a disproportionate female element.
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