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"We went from how opening envelops was a crime to straight up murder. This book keeps surprising me as if the appearance of a past lover straight out of nowhere but there." — Mar 19, 2026 08:25AM
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"I had learned already never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it." — Apr 02, 2026 12:07PM
"I had learned already never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it." — Apr 02, 2026 12:07PM
“Perhaps, somewhere, there are men living in castle towers buried in dust.”
― Thirst for Love
― Thirst for Love
“Maybe I should meet one who would know how to love me.”
― The Woman Destroyed
― The Woman Destroyed
“... there are some people who are born for no other purposes. God seems to enjoy doing silly things like that.”
― Thirst for Love
― Thirst for Love
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― The Woman Destroyed
― The Woman Destroyed
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