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"“people like you—the wilful sunbeams of life” 51
“his nature had developed like a flower, had borne blossoms of scarlet flame. out of its secret hiding-place had crept his Soul, and Desire had come to meet it on the way.” 53
“i want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter, and grow sad. i want a breath of our passion to stir their dust into consciousness, to wake their ashes into pain.” 54" — Feb 13, 2026 11:47AM
"“people like you—the wilful sunbeams of life” 51
“his nature had developed like a flower, had borne blossoms of scarlet flame. out of its secret hiding-place had crept his Soul, and Desire had come to meet it on the way.” 53
“i want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter, and grow sad. i want a breath of our passion to stir their dust into consciousness, to wake their ashes into pain.” 54" — Feb 13, 2026 11:47AM
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
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