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“There should be a law passed to keep people like me from being alone with their thoughts for too long."
'Mona Rogers in Person”
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'Mona Rogers in Person”
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“A human figure approaching, filling itself in slowly, putting on age and sex and race, like items of clothing,”
― The Promise
― The Promise
“I can't remember the name of the piece, or the artist. Maybe it wasn't even an artwork. Why must I automatically assume that every strange object is a sculpture, that every public display of unorthodox behavior is an act of performance.”
― A Line Made By Walking
― A Line Made By Walking
“The fact is that all the power in the world cannot transform someone who hates you into someone who likes you. It can turn a foe into a slave, but not into a friend. All the power in the world cannot transform a fanatic into an enlightened man. All the power in the world cannot transform someone thirsting for vengeance into a lover.”
― Judas: Prize-Winning Biblical Romance of Love, Betrayal, and Secrets in 1959 Jerusalem
― Judas: Prize-Winning Biblical Romance of Love, Betrayal, and Secrets in 1959 Jerusalem
“I think I'd sleep a lot easier if I knew none of us would wake up tomorrow."
'Pomona”
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'Pomona”
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