#puritanism

Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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In America sex is an obsession, in other parts of the world it is a fact. ↗

— Marlene Dietrich

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#morality #obsession #prudishness #puritanism #sexuality

Many of us grew up with a kind of puritanism against shopping. But shopping can be much more than how it is cast. If you are bored or you have problems, it can be a way of lifting your spirits, by doing something light and superficial. Why not? ↗

— Miuccia Prada

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#bored #cast #doing #grew #how