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We are primitive men we taboo what we desire and need. How did the denying of love come to be associated with the idea of morality.

Christina Stead

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Christina Stead
Age: 80 †
Born: 1902
Born: July 17
Died: 1983
Died: March 31
Novelist
Politician
Short Story Writer
Translator
Writer
Rockdale City
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Denying
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Taboo
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Men
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Love
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