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Camille Paglia Quotes: Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up.
         

Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up.


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Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up.
         



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