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Helene Cixous Quotes: Love is when you suddenly wake up as a cannibal, and not just any old cannibal, or else wake up destined for devourment.
         

Love is when you suddenly wake up as a cannibal, and not just any old cannibal, or else wake up destined for devourment.


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