I shall be glad when you have strangled the invincible respectability that dogs your steps.
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Having achieved and accomplished love... man... has become himself, his tale is told.David Herbert Lawrence
I am part of the sun as my eye is part of me. That I am part of the earth my feet know perfectly, and my blood is part of the sea. My soul knows that I am part of the human race, my soul is an organic part of the great human race, as my spirit is part of my nation. In my own very self, I am part of my family.
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