“I did not expect a different answer,” he said. “I hoped, though. It is hard to kill hope. But I suppose I lost you a long time ago.”
“Confessez-vous à vous-même: mourriez-vous s'il vous était défendu d'écrire ?”
― Lettres à un jeune poète de Rainer Maria Rilke
― Lettres à un jeune poète de Rainer Maria Rilke
“I have heard stories that it was love at first sight for both of us, that we disappeared to a guest room at Merle's house, had our meals sent up, and didn't emerge for several days. This is absolutely untrue. I would never behave like that as a guest in someone's home. Carlos and I went to my beach house. ”
― Blood Memory
― Blood Memory
“At the time I started in ballet they were dancing 'The Spirit of Champagne' on pointe, in Paris. I thought, 'I don't want to dance the spirit of champagne, I want to drink it!”
― Blood Memory
― Blood Memory
“Embrace your solitude and love it. Endure the pain it causes, and try to sing out with it. For those near to you are distant...”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
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