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The world is made of the very stuff of the body.

—Maurice Merleau-Ponty, 1961

Every tooth in a man’s head is more valuable than a diamond.

—Miguel de Cervantes, 1605

What are men anyway but balloons on legs, a lot of blown-up bladders?

—Gaius Petronius Arbiter, c. 64

It hurts to watch the fluency of a body acclimated to its shackling.

—Leslie Jamison, 2014

One’s body, hair, and skin are a gift from one’s parents—do not dare to allow them to be harmed.

—Classic of Filial Piety, c. 200 BC
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