Desire is poison at lunch and wormwood at dinner; your bed is a stone, friendship is hateful and … - Pietro Aretino - Quotesmemo.com

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A movement only becomes a movement of substance, size, and power when the artists say 'we want to add our voice. '

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Pietro Aretino

Desire is poison at lunch and wormwood at dinner; your bed is a stone, friendship is hateful and your fancy is always fixed on one thing.

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