There was a grandness to him, an air of exuberance that said he was someone who could crack the world open with his smile.
“The past is a black hole, cut into the present day like a wound, and if you come too close, you can get sucked in. You have to keep moving.”
― Severance
― Severance
“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“the best art comes from an unbearable life—if you live through it, that is.”
― If I Had Your Face
― If I Had Your Face
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