“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“In short: I felt my existence was tainted, in some subtle but essential way.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones that I did not.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Are you happy here?" I said at last.
He considered this for a moment. "Not particularly," he said. "But you're not very happy where you are, either.”
― The Secret History
He considered this for a moment. "Not particularly," he said. "But you're not very happy where you are, either.”
― The Secret History
“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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