“What the boy felt was something pure, something gentle, something that predates sex or sensual fulfillment. It was the simple desire to reach out and touch a loving body, to be held in loving arms. Tenderness is a deeper instinct than seduction, which is why it is so difficult to give up hope.”
― The Elementary Particles
― The Elementary Particles
“...it's perfectly possible to live without expecting anything of life; in fact, it's the most common way.”
― Lanzarote
― Lanzarote
“Humor won’t save you; it doesn’t really do anything at all. You can look at life ironically for years, maybe decades; there are people who seem to go through most of their lives seeing the funny side, but in the end, life always breaks your heart. Doesn’t matter how brave you are, or how reserved, or how much you’ve developed a sense of humor, you still end up with your heart broken. That’s when you stop laughing. In the end there’s just the cold, the silence and the loneliness. In the end there’s only death.”
― The Elementary Particles
― The Elementary Particles
“În viaţă se poate întâmpla orice, şi mai ales nimic.”
― Platform
― Platform
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