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“She is all the great heroines of the world in one. She is more than an individual. I love her, and I must make her love me. I want to make Romeo jealous. I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter, and grow sad. I want a breath of our passion to stir dust into consciousness, to wake their ashes into pain. ”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“I knew nothing but shadows and I thought them to be real.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“I am tired of myself tonight. I should like to be somebody else.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“I love acting. It is so much more real than life.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Julia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Julia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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