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Where do you get the right to decide our lives? i'll tell you where. from that little hog's gut that hangs between your legs. well, let me tell you something... you will need more than that. i don't know where you will get it or who will give it to you, but mark my words, you will need more than that.... you are a sad, pitiful, stupid, selfish, hateful man. i hope your little hog's gut stands you in good stead, and you take good care of it, because you don't have anything else.
-Toni Morrison
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Where Do You Get The Right To

Toni Morrison
Where do you get the right to decide our lives? i'll tell you where. from that little hog's gut that hangs between your legs. well, let me tell you something... you will need more than that. i don't know where you will get it or who will give it to you, but mark my words, you will need more than that.... you are a sad, pitiful, stupid, selfish, hateful man. i hope your little hog's gut stands you in good stead, and you take good care of it, because you don't have anything else.
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