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“Their throats were bare for God.”

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Jeanette Winterson is a renowned British author known for her distinctive literary style and profound social commentary. Her works span a wide range of themes, including novels, essays, and poetry. Winterson's novel 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit' is a story about growth, faith, and sexuality that has received widespread acclaim. more

“Young man, two are the forces most precious to mankind. The first is Demeter, the Goddess. She is the Earth -- or any name you wish to call her -- and she sustains humanity with solid food. Next came Dionysus, the son of the virgin, bringing the counterpart to bread: wine and the blessings of life's flowing juices. His blood, the blood of the grape, lightens the burden of our mortal misery. Though himself a God, it is his blood we pour out to offer thanks to the Gods. And through him, we are blessed.”

“Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force.”

Men Force Mistake True Power Power Man

Author:Euripides

“Remember this! No amount of Bacchic reveling can corrupt an honest woman.”

Remember Honest Amount Honest Woman

Author:Euripides

“He is life's liberating force. He is release of limbs and communion through dance. He is laughter, and music in flutes. He is repose from all cares -- he is sleep! When his blood bursts from the grape and flows across tables laid in his honor to fuse with our blood, he gently, gradually, wraps us in shadows of ivy-cool sleep.”

Care Force Sleep Blood Honor Laughter Shadow Flow Tables Release Communion Limbs Liberating Wraps Grapes Repose Ivy Flutes Fuse

Author:Euripides

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