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“Language is what eases the pain of living with other people, language is what makes the wounds come open again.”
― Plainwater: Essays and Poetry
― Plainwater: Essays and Poetry
“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
“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
“The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.”
― All About Love: New Visions
― All About Love: New Visions
“How living hurt. Living was an open wound.”
― The Complete Stories
― The Complete Stories
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