Possum
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The effect, I must say, was rather stunning, yet had, like any great performance, taken years to perfect.
“You can’t move forward when someone keeps dragging you back.”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
“Have you ever cannonballed into a cold lake? The shock of an old memory is kind of like that; every neuron singing a bright hosanna: here we are. You forgot about us, but we didn’t forget about you.”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
“Phillip kept going, his internal monologue, as always, so loud it couldn't ever make space for collaboration.”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
“Okay. Just...tell me what you need, all right? I don't - I don't always know the right things to day. I mean, I'm okay at some things, but -"
Like women, I thought. Like being a star, being loved, being hungered for. Phillip excelled at inciting want, particularly the kind that tottered on the border of worship. Small wonder he was so inept at compassion sometimes. Every religion is a one-way relationship.”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
Like women, I thought. Like being a star, being loved, being hungered for. Phillip excelled at inciting want, particularly the kind that tottered on the border of worship. Small wonder he was so inept at compassion sometimes. Every religion is a one-way relationship.”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
“The dead miss the sun. It's dark down there.”
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
― Nothing But Blackened Teeth
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