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Mary MacLane

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Mary MacLane (May 1, 1881 - August 6, 1929) was an American writer known for her autobiographical work, 'Mary MacLane: Autobiography of a Female Impersonator'. Her work, praised for its honesty and bluntness, had a significant impact on American literature in the early 20th century.

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Famous Mary MacLane Quotes

“Except two breeds - the stupid and the narrowly feline - all women have a touch of the Lesbian: an assertion all good non-analytic creatures refute with horror, but quite true: there is always the poignant intensive personal taste, the flair of inner-sex, in the tenderest friendships of women.”

Two Sex Stupid Taste Horror Creatures Sexuality Assertion Poignant Analytics Flair Feline Personal Taste

Book:Human Days: A Mary MacLane Reader

Source: Human Days: A Mary MacLane Reader

“Do you think a man is the only creature with whom one may fall in love?”

Thinking Men May Fall Creatures Falling In Love Sexuality

Book:I Await the Devil's Coming: The Story of Mary MacLane

Source: I Await the Devil's Coming: The Story of Mary MacLane

“Are there many things in this cool-hearted world so utterly exquisite as the pure love of one woman for another woman?”

World Pure Sexuality Hearted Exquisite One Woman Pure Love Another Woman

Book:I Await the Devil's Coming: Annotated & Unexpurgated

Source: I Await the Devil's Coming: Annotated & Unexpurgated

About the Author

Born: May 1, 1881
Died: August 6, 1929
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 66

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