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prostitution quotes

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“To be understood is to prostitute oneself.” Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
“To the moralist prostitution does not consist so much in the fact that the woman sells her body, but rather that she sells it out of wedlock.” Emma Goldman, Anarchism and Other Essays
“Prostitution, although hounded, imprisoned, and chained, is nevertheless the greatest triumph of Puritanism.” Emma Goldman, Anarchism and Other Essays
“Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.” Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

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understanding woman marriage morality politeness manners puritanism

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Patrick Rothfuss (1)
Emma Goldman (2)
Fernando Pessoa (1)

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Anarchism and Other Essays (2)
The Name of the Wind (1)
The Book of Disquiet (1)