What freedom men and women could have, were they not constantly tricke…

John Steinbeck
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What freedom men and women could have, were they not constantly tricked and trapped and enslaved and tortured by their sexuality! The only drawback in that freedom is that without it one would not be a human. One would be a monster. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.68, Penguin
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