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Quote by Djuna Barnes
Sleep demands of us a guilty immunity. There is not one of us who,

Sleep demands of us a guilty immunity. There is not one of us who, given an eternal incognito, a thumbprint nowhere set against our souls, would not commit rape, murder and all abominations. – Djuna Barnes

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The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the others bed, where the rival perfects the lovers imperfections. – Djuna Barnes

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