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“... And I always return to the illusion that we are still together, and then -unwillingly- to the knowledge that you have made a hostage of my memory...”
― The Historian
― The Historian
“It is right to seek peace for the dead. You and I both know there is no peace for those who live after.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“It’s true: if we live behind a mask we can impress but we can’t connect.”
― Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy
― Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy
“Sometimes he reminded me of a turtle hiding inside its shell, in there thinking about things and not ever sticking his head out into the world.”
― Because of Winn-Dixie
― Because of Winn-Dixie
“It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom. Each, in its utmost development, supposes a high degree of intimacy and heart-knowledge; each renders one individual dependent for the food of his affections and spiritual life upon another; each leaves the passionate lover, or the no less passionate hater, forlorn and desolate by the withdrawal of his object.”
― The Scarlet Letter
― The Scarlet Letter
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