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Quote by John Updike
For male and female alike, the bodies of the other sex are message

For male and female alike, the bodies of the other sex are messages signaling what we must do, they are glowing signifiers of our own necessities. – John Updike

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Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. – John Updike

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We take our bearings, daily, from others. To be sane is, to a great extent, to be sociable. – John Updike

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The body is not a permanent dwelling, but a sort of inn which is to be left behind when one perceives that one is a burden to the host. – Seneca

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Skin does not equal sin. – Author Unknown

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I love the body. Flesh is so honest, and organs do not lie. – Terri Guillemets

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If we are to negotiate the coming years safely, we may need a new kind of leadership. To put it more precisely, we need the rediscovery of an ancient kind of leadership that has rarely been given the prominence it deserves. I mean the leader as teacher. – Jonathan Sacks

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Life is trying things to see if they work. – Ray Bradbury

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