“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; So I love you because I know no other way than this: where I does not exist, nor you, so close that your hand on my chest is my hand, so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.”
― 100 Love Sonnets
― 100 Love Sonnets
“Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?" "Yes." Billy, in fact, had a paperweight in his office which was a blob of polished amber with three lady-bugs embedded in it. "Well, here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of this moment. There is no why.”
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“Life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed by the desire of changing his bed. One would prefer to suffer near the fire, and another is certain he would get well if he were by the window.”
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“I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.”
― Red Rising
― Red Rising
“Am I happy or unhappy? It’s not a very important question.”
― Notebooks, 1935-1951
― Notebooks, 1935-1951
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