Dante, before he ascends the mountains of Purgatory is told that his face must be cleansed of the tears he shed in Hell and Virgil washes his face with dew.
“But when I say he and Dolores were lovers”
― Other Voices, Other Rooms
― Other Voices, Other Rooms
“Too much too soon disappears.”
― Poems: New and Selected – Profound Verse Capturing the Resilience and Traditions of the Rural South
― Poems: New and Selected – Profound Verse Capturing the Resilience and Traditions of the Rural South
“There had been women and even when he had found a small sympathy or something tender he knew that it was not true but part of the trade.”
― The Fighter
― The Fighter
“And while the sewers of Prague provide the scene for a senseless war between two armies of rats, the cellars are headquarters for Prague’s fallen angels, university-educated men who have lost a battle they never fought, yet continue to work toward a clearer image of the world.”
― Too Loud a Solitude
― Too Loud a Solitude
“Dante, before he ascends the mountains of Purgatory is told that his face must be cleansed of the tears he shed in Hell and Virgil washes his face with dew.”
― Concerning the Future of Souls: 99 Stories of Azrael
― Concerning the Future of Souls: 99 Stories of Azrael
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