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“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“Can’t repeat the past?…Why of course you can!”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“His heart beat faster and faster as Daisy’s white face came up to his own. He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning fork that had been struck upon a star. Then he kissed her. At his lips’ touch she blossomed like a flower and the incarnation was complete.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“As he took her hand she saw him look her over from head to foot, a gesture she recognized and that made her feel at home, but gave her always a faint feeling of superiority to whoever made it. If her person was property she could exercise whatever advantage was inherent in its ownership.”
― Tender Is the Night
― Tender Is the Night
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