Darkness as well as light. Or do I mean darkness, another kind of ligh…

Jeanette Winterson
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Darkness as well as light. Or do I mean darkness, another kind of light? Lucifer would say so, and I have a weakness for fallen angels. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (1995). Art & Lies: A Piece for Three Voices and a Bawd, Knopf
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Darkness as well as light. Or do I mean darkness, another kind of light? Lucifer would say so, and I have a weakness for fallen angels. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (1995). Art & Lies: A Piece for Three Voices and a Bawd, Knopf

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