On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society I've ever lived in. (Kathy Acker)

On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society I've ever lived in.

Kathy Acker

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