"Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. T...

There are two ways to reach me: by way of kisses or by way of the imagination. But there is a hierarchy: the kisses alone don't work.
~ Anaïs Nin ~












There are two ways to reach me: by way of kisses or by way of the imagination. But there is a hierar...
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