Words and Actions
There is nothing artistic about vulgarity and profanity. They have become handy tools to cover a plethora of inadequate writers.
The reason some things must remain taboo, Eric Borer, is because they are offensive in polite society. When people mature past the “little boys behind the barn” mentality, they leave childish baggage behind.
JEAN BANTA
Hesperia
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