“You became to me the visible incarnation of that unseen ideal whose memory haunts us artists like an exquisite dream.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“In short: I felt my existence was tainted, in some subtle but essential way.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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