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“Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones that I did not.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.”
― Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
― Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
“...that fitful strain of melancholy which will ever be found inseperable from the perfection of the beautiful.”
― The Works of Edgar Allen Poe Volume 4
― The Works of Edgar Allen Poe Volume 4
“But how,” said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’
Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”
― The Secret History
Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”
― The Secret History
“I am afraid because I can so clearly foresee my own life rotting away of itself, like a leaf that rots without falling, while I pursue my round of existence from day to day.”
― The Setting Sun
― The Setting Sun
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