“Pain is the world. I don't have anywhere to run.”
― Blood and Guts in High School
― Blood and Guts in High School
“There seemed to be three choices: to give up trying to love anyone, to stop being selfish, or to learn to love a person while continuing to be selfish.”
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“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“I wanted the whole world or nothing.”
― Post Office
― Post Office
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