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“You will hear thunder and remember me,
and think: she wanted storms...”
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and think: she wanted storms...”
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“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”
― The Go-Between
― The Go-Between
“Somebody threw a dead dog after him down the ravine.”
― Under the Volcano
― Under the Volcano
“Things are sweeter when they're lost. I know--because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand.”
― The Beautiful and Damned
― The Beautiful and Damned
“I hate when people say 'I see'. It doesn't mean anything and I think it's hostile. Whenever anyone tells me 'I see' I think they're really saying 'Fuck you'.”
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
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