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“I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who would call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“We live for books. A sweet mission in this world dominated by disorder and decay.”
― The Name of the Rose
― The Name of the Rose
“The tender spring upon thy tempting lip
Shows thee unripe; yet mayst thou well be tasted:
Make use of time, let not advantage slip;
Beauty within itself should not be wasted:
Fair flowers that are not gather'd in their prime
Rot and consume themselves in little time.”
― Venus and Adonis
Shows thee unripe; yet mayst thou well be tasted:
Make use of time, let not advantage slip;
Beauty within itself should not be wasted:
Fair flowers that are not gather'd in their prime
Rot and consume themselves in little time.”
― Venus and Adonis
“To survive, you must tell stories.”
― The Island of the Day Before
― The Island of the Day Before
Literary Darkness
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