There he went, reinforcing his desires as to how his wife should look – and no doubt how she should think and feel – and then making her believe that it was her choice.
“To be with her is a sin, to be without her is a tragedy.”
― Sunburn
― Sunburn
“I would drape my own soul over her body to protect her from eyes like mine.”
― Sunburn
― Sunburn
“I knew she would be beautiful today, of course I knew, but this is unbelievable. Never in all my years of Christianity has there been talk of an angel like this. My God, she is not even walking, she floats around the room.”
― Sunburn
― Sunburn
“You lose it, as you always knew you would, and were even prepared to; but you can't bring yourself to live with the loss. And hoping not to think of it, like praying not to dream of it, hurts just the same.”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
“I can’t lose the thing I’ve held onto for so long, you know?” My face twists up from the pain of pushing it out. “I just really need it to be a love story, you know? I really, really need it to be that.”
“I know,” she says.
“Because if it isn’t a love story, then what is it”? I look to her glassy eyes, her face of wide open empathy. “It’s my life,” I say. “This has been my whole life.”
― My Dark Vanessa
“I know,” she says.
“Because if it isn’t a love story, then what is it”? I look to her glassy eyes, her face of wide open empathy. “It’s my life,” I say. “This has been my whole life.”
― My Dark Vanessa
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