“I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic! I try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I don't tell the truth, I tell what ought to be the truth. And it that's sinful, then let me be damned for it!”
― A Streetcar Named Desire
― A Streetcar Named Desire
“You always feel like you are the only one in the world, like everyone else is crazy for each other, but it's not true. Generally, people don't like each other very much. And that goes for friends, too.”
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
“Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.”
― Swann’s Way
― Swann’s Way
“About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him-and I didn’t know how potent that part might be-that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.”
― Twilight
― Twilight
“It’s not that you have to achieve anything, it’s that you have to get away from where you are.”
― The Lover
― The Lover
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