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81 " It wasn't that he made her feel incompetent and unsure of herself and her tastes. It was the reverse. He knew nothing about anything, and she'd never really allowed herself to notice it until now. "
― Nick Hornby , Juliet, Naked
82 " Tucker accepted completely that women were the fairer and wiser sex, but they were also irredeemably vicious when the occasion demanded. "
83 " First, what happened to the dreaded Duncan?’ To her surprise, Annie found herself stinging a little. ‘He wasn’t so dreaded. Not by me, anyway.’ She had to defend him in order to defend herself. That was why people were so prickly about their partners, even their ex-partners. To admit that Duncan wasn’t up to much was to own up publicly to the terrible waste of time, and terrible lapses in judgement and taste. "
84 " He’d told her it was just a scratch and got cross when she hadn’t offered morphine. "
85 " I can't believe I told you all those things and we've ended up talking about how great I am.''But we're not. You've confused the two thnigs again. You're not great. You're a shallow, feckless, self-indulgent... wanker.''Thanks. "
86 " I can't believe I told you all those things and we've ended up talking about how great I am.''But we're not. You've confused the two things again. You're not great. You're a shallow, feckless, self-indulgent... wanker.''Thanks. "