Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophisticatio…

Jack Kerouac
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Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk - real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious. ✨ Jack Kerouac (2007). Road Novels 1957-1960
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