

“Not touching but joined in astonishment as two cuts lie parallel in the same flesh.”
― Autobiography of Red
― Autobiography of Red

“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment

“Beneath the feet of Christ was a skull embellished with the words memento mori. "It means 'Remember we are mortal,' " said Gregory, "but poetry is not." I just nodded. (p. 155)”
― Just Kids
― Just Kids

“There are such things as ghosts. People everywhere have always known that. And we believe in them every bit as much as Homer did. Only now, we call them by different names. Memory. The unconscious.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History

“We won't grow old together, Cyrus. But can't you feel this mattering? Right now?”
― Martyr!
― Martyr!
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