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Philip Sington
“Desire is an appetite, quickly sated. Longing is a wound, an opening in the heart or the spirit. Whatever the cause, whatever the duration, it almost always leaves a scar.”
Philip Sington, The Valley of Unknowing

Philip Sington
“…it seemed to Kirsch that the most reliable guide to the mental landscape of a patient was the patient himself. He was better placed to explain his behaviour and his experiences than anyone else. Yet wherever Kirsch went, the patient was the very last person anyone thought to consult. Because, of course, the patient was insane.”
Philip Sington, The Einstein Girl

Philip Sington
“I wanted her body and soul, but body first.”
Philip Sington, The Valley of Unknowing

Philip Sington
“One thing I knew about the novelist’s task: when in doubt, write; when empty, write; when afraid, write. Nothing is more impenetrable than the blank page. The blank page is the void, the absence of sense and feeling, the white light of literary death.”
Philip Sington, The Valley of Unknowing

Philip Sington
“Her hair, just long enough now to tie back in a knot, had a coppery sheen, a hint of fire in the darkness.”
Philip Sington, The Einstein Girl

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