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No love is Love that subjugates the Lover. No love is Love that feeds on flesh and blood. No love is Love that draws a woman to a man only to breed more women and men and thus perpetuate their bondage to the flesh.

Mikhail Naimy

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Mikhail Naimy
Age: 98 †
Born: 1889
Born: January 1
Died: 1988
Died: January 1
Author
Literary Critic
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
Mikha'il Nu'aima
Mikha'il Na'ima
Lovers
Draws
Thus
Perpetuate
Blood
Feeds
Woman
Breed
Women
Bondage
Men
Lover
Love
Flesh

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