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“Sex has the unparalleled power to make us absurd to ourselves. It also has the power to make us understand transcendence.” quote by Erica Jong — Download Open image

“Sex has the unparalleled power to make us absurd to ourselves. It also has the power to make us understand transcendence.”

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