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“Ripe for romance? Is that not only the self-conscious and…” quote by Trevanian — Download Open image

“Ripe for romance? Is that not only the self-conscious and sensitive young man's way of saying he was heavy with passion? Is not, perhaps, romance only the fiction by means of which the tender-minded negotiate their lust?”

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