“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“To have someone understand your mind is a different kind of intimacy altogether.”
― More Than Just Friends
― More Than Just Friends
“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
― Circe
― Circe
“Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“Until the stars burn out, and all worlds end, until the planets collide, and the suns wither, until the moon’s light dies, and the rivers and seas run out, until I grow so old that my memories fade away, and my tongue cannot say your name, until my heart beats for the last time, only then .. will I maybe stop, maybe.”
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