17/25 "You were not angry with me, nor with the brave Crusader, nor with the foolish Seraphine. I have long had my doubts concerning these vows of perpetual celibacy for women. The creative powers in a man, if denied their natural functions, stir him to great enterprise, move him to beget fine phantasies, creations of his brain, children of his intellect. If he stamp not his image on brave sons and fair daughters, he leaves his mark on life in many other ways, both brave and fair. |