We women have, if I am not to lie,
In this love matter, a quaint fantasy;
Look out a thing we may not lightly have,
And after that we'll cry all day and crave.
Forbid a thing, and that thing covet we;
Press hard upon us, then we turn and flee.
Sparingly offer we our goods, when fair;
Great crowds at market for dearer ware,
And what's too common brings but little price;
All this knows every woman who is wise.
~Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", The Wife of Bath's Tale
Tis' a funny thing about most women: things forbidden to us often have aphrodisiac appeal.
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