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Quotation from Coriolanus by William Shakespeare

“As if a man were author of himself, And knew no other kin”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Coriolanus)

Coriolanus, Act 5, Scene 3 (Project Gutenberg #1535)

As his family approaches, he resolves to resist the pull of nature, the resolution that his mother's plea is about to break.

Citation: "As if a man were author of himself, And knew no other kin" — William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 5, Scene 3 (Project Gutenberg #1535). (id coriolanus-q10)

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