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People were excited by violence. What, after all, was the sexual act but a voluntarily endured assault, a momentary death?P.D. James
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Time didn't heal, but it anesthetized. The human mind could only feel so much.P.D. James
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The television image sanctified, conferred identity. The more familiar the face, the more to be trusted.P.D. James
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Absolute nakedness was intrusive, confusing to the senses. Paradoxically, it both revealed and diminished identity.P.D. James