Old age and illness are destroyers of individuality. Just as babies look alike, so do people at the end of their lives. Those who stay in their birthplace may escape this fate somewhat if they still have people around them who know what
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“Stefano seemed to seek in her the most palpable symbol of the future of wealth and power that he intended; and she seemed to use the seal that he was placing on her to make herself, her brother, her parents, her other relatives safe from all that she had confusedly confronted and challenges since she was a child.”
― My Brilliant Friend
― My Brilliant Friend
“All this nonsense about love being a drug, making you feel high, that's not real. It should hold you like the earth.”
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
“Physical tiredness is a magnifying glass.”
― The Lost Daughter
― The Lost Daughter
“And thus fell the verdict, light as spring rain, regarding Låke's future, it fell over the dining table one night in February.”
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“People are lonely, is my point here. Many people can’t say to those they know well what it is they feel they might want to say.”
― Oh William!
― Oh William!
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