He said what he meant; he was puzzled if you did not. Some people might have mistaken this for simplicity. But is it not a sort of genius to cut always to the heart?
“The cultural ban on having sex with your friends is an inevitable offshoot of a societal belief that the only acceptable reason to have sex is to lead to a monogamous marriagelike relationship.”
― The Ethical Slut : A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures
― The Ethical Slut : A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures
“A singer can shatter glass with the proper high note," he said, "but the simplest way to break glass is simply to drop it on the floor.”
― The Vampire Lestat
― The Vampire Lestat
“He spoke so slowly, cobwebs could have formed between his words.”
― Mysterious Skin
― Mysterious Skin
“And books, they offer one hope -- that a whole universe might open up from between the covers, and falling into that universe, one is saved.”
― Blackwood Farm
― Blackwood Farm
“It was a light that shone over our faces, our wounds and scars. It was a light so brilliant and white it could have been beamed from heaven, and Brian and I could have been angels, basking in it. But it wasn’t, and we weren’t.”
― Mysterious Skin
― Mysterious Skin
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