Bailey R
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“There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.”
― Long Goodbye
― Long Goodbye
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
― A Hat Full of Sky
― A Hat Full of Sky
“Adventures are only interesting once you've lived to see the end of them. Before that, they are nothing but fear, and being too cold or too hot or too wet or too hungry, and getting hurt.”
― The Silver Door
― The Silver Door
“Life is painful and disappointing. It is useless, therefore, to write new realistic novels. We generally know where we stand in relation to reality and don’t care to know any more.”
― H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life
― H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life
“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
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