I had a feeling that Pandora's box contained the mysteries of woman's …

Anais Nin
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I had a feeling that Pandora's box contained the mysteries of woman's sensuality, so different from a man's and for which man's language was so inadequate. The language of sex had yet to be invented. The language of the senses was yet to be explored. ✨ Anais Nin (1977). DELTA OF VENUS EROTICA
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I had a feeling that Pandora's box contained the mysteries of woman's sensuality, so different from a man's and for which man's language was so inadequate. The language of sex had yet to be invented. The language of the senses was yet to be explored. ✨ Anais Nin (1977). DELTA OF VENUS EROTICA

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