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“How I feel is that if I wanted anything I'd take it. That's what I've always thought all my life. But it happens that I want you, and so I just haven't room for any other desires.”
― The Beautiful and Damned
― The Beautiful and Damned
“She wanted to exist only as a conscious flower, prolonging and preserving herself”
― The Beautiful and Damned
― The Beautiful and Damned
“She was beautiful - but especially she was without mercy.”
― The Beautiful and Damned
― The Beautiful and Damned
“A woman should be able to kiss a man beautifully and romantically without any desire to be either his wife or his mistress.”
― The Beautiful and Damned
― The Beautiful and Damned
“She was incomprehensible, for, in her, soul and spirit were one - the beauty of her body was the essence of her soul. She was that unity sought for by philosophers through many centuries. In this outdoor waiting room of winds and stars she had been sitting for a hundred years, at peace in the contemplation of herself.”
― The Beautiful and Damned
― The Beautiful and Damned
Abigail’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Abigail’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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