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Quote by Kate Millet
Prostitution, when unmotivated by economic need, might well be def

Prostitution, when unmotivated by economic need, might well be defined as a species of psychological addiction, built on self-hatred through repetitions of the act of sale by which a whore is defined. – Kate Millet

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