We know all their gods; they ignore ours. What they call our sins are our gods, and what they call their gods, we name otherwise. (Natalie Clifford Barney)

We know all their gods; they ignore ours. What they call our sins are our gods, and what they call their gods, we name otherwise.

Natalie Clifford Barney

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