“Sometimes I get so immersed in my own company, if I unexpectedly run into someone I know, it's a bit of a shock and takes me a while to adjust.”
― Never Let Me Go
― Never Let Me Go
“Reading poetry is like undressing before a bath. You don't undress out of fear that your clothes will become wet. You undress because you want the water to touch you. You want to completely immerse yourself in the feeling of the water and to emerge anew.”
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“It's a terrible thing to be alone -- yes it is -- it is -- but don't lower your mask until you have another mask prepared beneath -- as terrible as you like -- but a mask.”
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“Reality is a cliché from which we escape by metaphor.”
― The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the Imagination
― The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the Imagination
“Hope is the crystal meth of emotions. It hooks you fast and kills you hard.”
― Revolution
― Revolution
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