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and she realized that she (her soul) was not at all involved, only her body, her body alone. The body that had betrayed her and that she had sent out ...more

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It was futile to attack with reason the stout wall of irrational feelings that, as is known, is the stuff of which the female mind is made.

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for the first time in his life, sex is located away from all danger, away from conflict and drama, away from persecution, away from any accusation, aw...more

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So she stood naked in front of the young man and at this moment stopped playing the game.

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In Irena’s head the alcohol plays a double role: it frees her fantasy, encourages her boldness, makes her sensual, and at the same time it dims her me...more

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The situation is very slightly solemn and thus embarrassing, as are all such situations when after the initial lovemaking, the lovers confront a futur...more

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She blushed. It is a beautiful thing when a woman blushes; at that instant her body no longer belongs to her; she doesn't control it; she is at its me...more

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A man is responsible for his ignorance.

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Fortunately women have the miraculous ability to change the meaning of their actions after the event.

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The girl was grateful to the young man for every bit of flattery; she wanted to linger for a moment in its warmth and so she said, 'You're very good a...more

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The man raised his glass, 'To you!'Can't you think of a wittier t

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She was aware that in love even the most passionate idealism will not rid the body's surface of its terrible, basic importance.

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As she uttered the words of the prayer, she glanced up at him as if he were God Himself. He watched her with growing pleasure. In front of him was kne...more

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Certainty. Life's last and kindest gift.

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The engineer’s ready capitulation, however, did not hide from the poet’s mother the sad realization that the adventure into which she had plunged so i...more