“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”
― Blood Wedding and Yerma
― Blood Wedding and Yerma
“Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.”
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.”
― Herzog
― Herzog
“To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.”
― To My Daughters, With Love
― To My Daughters, With Love
“The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere.”
― Gift from the Sea
― Gift from the Sea
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