The monstrous thing is not that men have created roses out of this dun…

Henry Miller
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The monstrous thing is not that men have created roses out of this dung heap, but that, for some reason or other, they should want roses. ✨ Henry Miller (1977). Tropic of Cancer
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The monstrous thing is not that men have created roses out of this dung heap, but that, for some reason or other, they should want roses. ✨ Henry Miller (1977). Tropic of Cancer

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