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Danger was the pleasure and shame I felt when my soldier’s gaze was on my back the first time I tried on a bra.
“At the end of the day, all we really want are a few close people who know us (and love us) no matter what.”
― 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
― 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
“Dear Milena,
I wish the world were ending tomorrow. Then I could take the next train, arrive at your doorstep in Vienna, and say: “Come with me, Milena. We are going to love each other without scruples or fear or restraint. Because the world is ending tomorrow.” Perhaps we don’t love unreasonably because we think we have time, or have to reckon with time. But what if we don't have time? Or what if time, as we know it, is irrelevant? Ah, if only the world were ending tomorrow. We could help each other very much.”
― Letters to Milena
I wish the world were ending tomorrow. Then I could take the next train, arrive at your doorstep in Vienna, and say: “Come with me, Milena. We are going to love each other without scruples or fear or restraint. Because the world is ending tomorrow.” Perhaps we don’t love unreasonably because we think we have time, or have to reckon with time. But what if we don't have time? Or what if time, as we know it, is irrelevant? Ah, if only the world were ending tomorrow. We could help each other very much.”
― Letters to Milena
“I don't need any proofs for you; there is nothing in my mind as clear and certain as you....”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena
“But what shall I do when instead of a heart this fear is beating in my body?”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena
“anyone can have pretty eyes, but only the right kind of person can hum the alphabet and make it your new favorite beat.”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
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