Whom one gets into bed with is no light matter.

Paul Gauguin

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Topic

Sex

Author

Paul Gauguin

Source

Journals of Paul Gauguin

Medium

Personal journal

Language

French

Time

20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

France Europe

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Citation

Gauguin, Paul. Paul Gauguin's Intimate Journals, translated by Van Wyck Brooks. Indiana University Press, 1958, p. 18.

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Author

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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Rimbaud, Arthur. "Le Bateau Ivre [The Drunken Boat]." Les Poetes Maudits, edited by Paul Verlaine. Paris, 1884.

Current Citation

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