It is a pregnant complex, gleaming up from the unconscious, of mother-fixation, sexual desire, and fear. (Thomas Mann)

It is a pregnant complex, gleaming up from the unconscious, of mother-fixation, sexual desire, and fear.

Thomas Mann

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