Alberto CaeiroIf I talk about her like she’s a being It’s because talking about her I need to use the language of men Which gives personality to things, And imposes a name on things.
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The problem is that we can’t use the language of women, and that’s why we call them things. That’s why we can never talk about them as if they were real.
Source: The Keeper Of Sheep
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