

“A man is lying on his deathbed and in the independence gained by the proximity of death, he says: 'I have spent my life fighting the desire to end it.' Then a pupil mocks his teacher, who talks of nothing but death: 'You're always talking about death and yet you do not die.' 'And yet I will die. I'm just singing my last song. One man's song is longer, another man's is shorter. At most, however, they differ by only a few words.”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena

“no one else has ever taken my side as knowingly and willingly as you, despite everything, despite everything”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena

“I will cross hundreds of seas and oceans without sinking to reach you, see your eyes and sink completely into their depths.”
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“The less you torment yourself, the less you'll be tormenting me.”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena

“I have spent all my life resisting the desire to end it.”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena
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