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“Once in a while, groundless melancholy would darken my face, a dull and incomprehensible nostalgia for times never experienced would invade me.”
― The Complete Stories
― The Complete Stories
“There was the low-toned and simple voice of the human being Djuna saying: I want love. There was the voice of the artist in Djuna saying: I will create the marvelous. Why should such wishes conflict with each other, or annihilate each other?”
― Children of the Albatross
― Children of the Albatross
“I kneel into a dream where I am good & loved. I am good. I am loved. My hands have made some good mistakes. They can always make better ones.”
― Our Bodies & Other Fine Machines
― Our Bodies & Other Fine Machines
“Never suffer because you don't have an opinion on this or that topic. Never suffer because you are not something or because you are.”
― Near to the Wild Heart
― Near to the Wild Heart
“Love? I wanted to go with him, to be on the stronger side, for him to spare me, like one who seeks shelter in the arms of the enemy to stay far from his arrows. It was different than love, I was finding out: I wanted him as a thirsty person desires water, without feelings, without even wanting to be happy.”
― The Complete Stories
― The Complete Stories
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