“As with a wound on one's own body, it is possible to develop an intimacy with the most disturbing of things”
― A Pale View of Hills
― A Pale View of Hills
“Where you go, I shall go; where you die, I shall die, and there will I be buried.”
― Cruel Beauty
― Cruel Beauty
“There is truth in stories,” said Arthur. “There is truth in one of your paintings, boy or in a sunset or a couplet from Homer. Fiction is truth, even if it is not a fact. If you believe only in facts and forget stories, your brain will live, but your heart will die.”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
“How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.”
― Gaudy Night
― Gaudy Night
“We'll both be foolish," I said, "and vicious and cruel. We will never be safe with each other."
"Don't try too hard to be cheerful." His fingers threaded through mine.
"But we'll pretend we know how to love." I smiled at him. "And someday we'll learn."
And we walked through the gateway together.”
― Cruel Beauty
"Don't try too hard to be cheerful." His fingers threaded through mine.
"But we'll pretend we know how to love." I smiled at him. "And someday we'll learn."
And we walked through the gateway together.”
― Cruel Beauty
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