Here and there a man respected the operator. Instinctively the man felt in him a glowing resentment of something he had not the courage to resent.

Sherwood Anderson
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Why should a man respect the operator? Because he is the operator. Why should the man feel resentment in him? Because in spite of all his efforts, he has not attained his goal.

Source: Winesburg, Ohio

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