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“He's next to you, right next to you in fact, so close, or . . . he isn't.”
― Richard Siken, Crush

“You have never experienced anything this
ferocious or intentional with another person.”
― Richard Siken, Crush

“You seem hastily made," remarked the Scarecrow, watching Jack's efforts to straighten himself. "Not more so than your Majesty," was the frank reply. "There is this difference between us," said the Scarecrow, "that whereas I will bend, but not break, you will break, but not bend.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz

“Don't move. Keep staring straight into my eyes.”
― Richard Siken, Crush