Camille Paglia (1947) American writer
Source: Vamps and Tramps (1994), "No Law in the Arena: A Pagan Theory of Sexuality", p. 80
“strongest blade in the world, howeve, r it is so fragile as to shatter when handled by any force other than the delicate touch of a lesbian.”
— Dril
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