John Steinbeck quote: What freedom men and women could have, were they not constantly tricked and trapped and enslaved and tortured by their ...

What freedom men and women could have, were they not constantly tricked and trapped and enslaved and tortured by their sexuality! The only drawback in that freedom is that without it one would not be a human. One would be a monster.

~ John Steinbeck ~

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